Speaking to France info radio, the hospital chief noted that up to 150 retirements homes out of 700 in Ile-de-France region, a region surrounds the capital Paris, "could already be affected by the COVID-19".
"The crisis will be long. The next few days will be particularly difficult," warned Salomon. "The containment instructions remain the same : stay home."
France has instituted a two-week nationwide lockdown on March 17, and it would likely be extended.
The scientific council, which advises the government on the epidemic crisis, recommended to extend the containment at least until April 28, noting that three weeks were needed to obtain an initial estimate of the impact.
"A successful confinement is the necessary and essential condition to end the epidemic and to avoid as much as possible the saturation of our health system," said Salomon.
"Thanks to the measures taken in March, contacts between individuals have decreased. The possibilities of contagion have since then decreased and we hope it will reduce the number of patients in long term," he added.
Early Wednesday, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe called on citizens to be prepared for "long efforts."
The government would "take all the necessary measures over the long term" to address "a sanitary, economic and social shock," he said after a weekly cabinet meeting.
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