PARIS (Reuters) – France will have to remain vigilant as more and more people are hospitalized in extensive care sets over the next two weeks, reflecting an increase in COVID-19 infections in recent days, Health Minister Olivier Veran said Saturday.
You see, however, the need for a new national blockade, saying on BFM tv that France had other means to fight the virus, adding evidence.
“I can’t believe a general blockade. The blockage was the lid of an overflowing pot,” he said.
On Friday 8975, the health government reported new cases shown, nearly 1,500 more than the last daily peak of 7578 on 31 March, when France was in one of the strictest coronavirus blockades in Europe.
The toll in France stood at 30,686 on Friday.
With the rise of infections basically affecting young people, who are less likely to increase complications, French hospitals have so far been under less stress, almost defeated by the end of March.
But after falling for months after a high of 32,292 on April 14, the number of other people hospitalized rose 28 on Friday to 4,671, for the sixth day in a row.
“We are not all on the same epidemic wave as last spring. We are on a slower trend that alerts us,” Veran said.
“This week, an average of 55 patients were hospitalized in intensive care (ICU) sets per day, meaning that on average we are hospitalized from 1,500 to 2,000 more people in extended care sets according to the month in our country.It’s not impartial and we have to be incredibly attentive,” he added.
Current hospitalization figures reflect infections two weeks ago, Veran said.
“It is transparent that in the next 15 days there will be an accumulation, it will not be large but, nevertheless, there will be an accumulation in the number of serious cases and the number of others in the hospital and in the extensive care units.”
(Report via Dominique Vidalon, Jean-Stephane Brosse; Editing via Angus MacSwan)