Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Occitanie, Martinique, Normandy, Guyana. In these five French regions, including three in mainland France, the “effective R” reproduction rate, which corresponds to the average number of people infected with a Covid-19 case, has returned to above 1. An important indicator for monitoring of the epidemic: "A value greater than 1 is in favor of an increasing trend in the number of cases," warns Public Health France (SpF) in its latest epidemiological bulletin published Thursday, June 18.
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Should we worry about these developments? With the notable exception of Guyana (which posted an R of 2.59 in the SpF bulletin published on Thursday), no, assure the health authorities. In Normandy, the situation “is explained by massive screening operations (…) and by the detection of several new cases grouped in the Rouen agglomeration, under management,” said the Directorate General of Health on Friday evening. ). Same thing for the other two regions
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