"Wash your hands well", "exercise regularly", and especially do not call the Samu unless the risk of coronavirus infection is high. Emergency doctor Patrick Pelloux and Doctor Frédéric Saldmann, who specializes in methods of preventing epidemics, prefer prevention rather than cure.
They invite to bring a sanitary mask as soon as the cough appears and that this is accompanied by a fever. To protect yourself from Covid-19, compliance with hygiene rules is indeed fundamental. “Avoid shaking hands” and “coughing in your elbow” are simple and effective gestures. Taking a “cold shower” in the morning and doing 30 minutes of sport a day strengthens the immune system and helps prevent infection.
Hospitals risk congestion
While the emergency services "are already struggling to ensure daily life", the fear of the coronavirus risks "completely clogging hospitals", according to Patrick Pelloux. If France has much more to worry about the "seasonal flu" which kills thousands of patients each year, the former collaborator of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo urges to "remain vigilant" in the face of Covid-19 but not to "Give in to panic". The majority of people who die from it are elderly (above 70-75 years), and have previously had heart or respiratory failure.