130 cases. This is the latest assessment of the coronavirus epidemic on French soil. This count was stopped this Sunday at 4 p.m., earlier than usual. As a result, we can expect a larger number of new cases this Monday. Currently, in France, 116 people are hospitalized, 9 of whom are in serious condition, 12 are cured and 2 have died.
Twelve regions are now affected with more than ten cases in three regions, clusters, in other words grouped homes for the sick. These are Ile-de-France, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and Hauts-de-France. With particular attention to 9 cities in the Oise and one in Haute-Savoie where gatherings are prohibited and residents invited to limit their travel since February 29 in the evening.
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The virus is spreading in France since Guadeloupe has reported its first three cases in a family in Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. "An investigation is underway," said Director General of Health Jérôme Salomon.
In the Grand-Est, six cases were detected in two families. Among them, a 27-year-old woman and her two children, 1 and 5, from the Haut-Rhin are currently hospitalized at the Strasbourg University Hospital. Their condition does not inspire concern. A fourth case, a 32-year-old woman, partner of a 36-year-old man hospitalized since the beginning of the week in the same city after a trip to Lombardy, was also tested positive for coronavirus. "We are faced with an epidemiological mosaic," continued Jérôme Salomon. The instructions are adapted to local specificities. Some areas, some municipalities have many cases, others none. "
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The Director General of Health recalled that the virus does not float in the air but is transmitted by human contact. A person with the virus who blows their nose can infect another by shaking their hand. Important, do not visit fragile or elderly people when you are sick. Children, who in principle only have mild forms, are vectors of transmission. They should not go to retirement homes.
Other information, patients who have cancer or chronic diseases must go to their hospital appointment. “We know how to separate the pathways of contagious patients from non-contagious people. Finally, the Director General of Health said that there have been "many more serious cases of influenza in recent weeks than of coronavirus".