Where derogations from the asylum procedure are applied, the safeguards for applicants with special procedural and special reception needs, including medical conditions, should be a primary consideration for the competent authorities. For that reason, the Member State facing a situation of crisis or force majeure should not apply, or should cease to apply, the derogations from the asylum procedure in cases where there are medical reasons for not applying the border procedure in accordance with Article 53(2), point (d), of , where the necessary support cannot be provided to applicants with special procedural needs in accordance with Article 53(2), point (b), of that Regulation or where the necessary support cannot be provided to applicants with special reception needs in accordance with . The Member State concerned should prioritise the examination of applications from persons with special procedural needs in accordance with and with special reception needs as defined in Article 2, point (14) of , especially minors and their family members.