French police searched the home of Health Minister Olivier Véran on Thursday as part of an inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis, his office said.
Mr Véran is one of several current or former ministers being probed over their response to the pandemic following complaints by victims of Covid-19 that they were slow to act to check its spread.
Véran's office was also searched as part of the investigation by a court that hears cases of alleged wrongdoing by ministers in the course of their duties.
Officers also searched the home of the director of the national health agency, Jérôme Salomon. Prime Minister Jean Castex is also under investigation over the pandemic, as is his predecessor Édouard Philippe and Mr Véran's