The head of the Accident and Emergency Union in France, Francois Braun, said that a wave of Covid-19 had arrived and that hospitals had reached a “turning point. “
His comments, published in The Telegraph, are consistent with statements that have been made lately through officials across the country.
France has been batting emerging infection rates for a month and recorded its highest infection rate on Saturday with 13,500 new cases. For the first time since lockdown, the mortality rate is also emerging, with 154 deaths on Friday, according to The Guardian.
Les Echos reported on Monday that from Tuesday, Italy will require negative control of the Covid-19 of all travellers arriving from the Greater Paris region (Ile de France) and six other high-rate French regions. The minister said that “European knowledge is worrying Although Italy does it better than other countries, we will have to be careful”.
The infection rate is lately 160 consistent with 100,000 inhabitants in Paris, the Minister of Health has reported that the R rate remains stable.
Infection rates are the highest in Marseille and the surrounding region, in the Rhone Mouths, where new measures were announced Monday to control and slow down the wave for now or the wave at the moment. Le Monde reported that in Lyon, all occasions were limited to a maximum of 1000 other people (compared to 5000) in line with Marseille, Nice and Bordeaux.
At the same time, all public meetings of more than 10 people in Lyon must be reported to the prefecture. Most events, car shoe sales, exhibitions, etc. , are simply cancelled, as are the annual yacht display at Cannes in the from September.
The hospitals in Paris, Montpellier and now the entire southern branch of Bouches du Rhane have revived the “white plans” of hospitals to lose beds, gadgets and key staff.
The government is reluctant to release a momentary blockade: bars and restaurants remain open, as do universities, but they operate according to strict criteria.
The total number of deaths according to Le Monde has increased to 31,585 since the start of the pandemic in March.