The regional health agency (ARS) of Île-de-France has given “
the firm order
” to hospitals and clinics in the Paris region to deprogram 40% of their medical and surgical activities, to increase the number of intensive care beds dedicated to patients. patients with Covid-19, its managing director, Aurélien Rousseau, said on Monday.
With 973 patients currently in intensive care for “
less than 1,050 beds
” available, “
we are in a situation of very strong tension
,” Aurélien Rousseau told AFP, wishing that the new target set at 1,577 beds be “
reached during next week
”.