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A new monitoring system based on several data sources produced by different actors has been progressively set up. It is essential to observe the national evolution of the epidemic, to measure its impact, and to recommend the necessary management measures.
Santé publique France is now publishing several datasets on the national open data portal www.data.gouv.fr.
Thanks to these datasets, public institutions can make available reliable indicators over time and observe hospitals capacity to absorb the demand. The civil society can also reuse this dataset to inform citizens or for research purpose.
France is also aware that it is not easy for all citizens to understand raw data. Etalab has developed, in partnership with the Government Information Secretariat and the civil society, a data visualization dashboard published on the website www.gouvernement.fr that enables every citizen to track the evolution of the epidemiological situation over time.
Prime minister office (Etalab), French Ministry of Health and the French public health agency (Santé publique France), Government Information Secretariat (SIG)