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Covid-19: the rise in the number of patients in intensive care encourages vigilance

2020-08-04T20:19:24.793Z


For the first time since April 8, we are witnessing two days in a row an increase in the number of serious cases of Covid-19, hospitalized in re


Mask that is spreading in city centers, controversy over the difficulty of being tested ... even in full vacation, there is not a day without the virus remembering us. And now the eternal figures of the Health authorities drive the point home a little more. For the first time since April 8, from Ille-et-Vilaine to Haute-Garonne via Mayenne or Sarthe, there has been a significant increase in intensive care visits.

More precisely, the number of patients admitted to these services is greater than those who leave them. This difference was thirteen people Monday evening and four on Tuesday, two consecutive days of increase, with a toll of 388 critical cases in France. "This invites vigilance," says Etienne Gayat, anesthesiologist at the Paris hospital of Lariboisière.

Far from the influx of patients he experienced during confinement, the doctor observed "slow growth" and "a few sporadic cases". So don't panic, but be careful. “There is nothing to ring the alarm bell,” reassures Patrick Goldstein, emergency manager at Lille University Hospital. Here in the North, “only” three new patients have been hospitalized in “sheaves” over the past three days. The same goes for the South. "Today we do not see a clear increase in the number of cases," notes Marc Leone, head of intensive care at the North hospital in Marseille. But what will happen in three weeks? I don't know and no one can predict it. "

Second wave "highly probable" according to the scientific council

"We can switch at any time to a less controlled scenario", also warned the Special Covid Scientific Council on Tuesday. For him, there is no doubt: France must prepare now for a second wave that he considers "highly probable" this fall or winter. More than resuscitation, what worries Dr. Goldstein more are the upstream signals. “The real problem today is the increase in the number of cases and the rate of positives among those tested. "

In his sights, more and more young people are infected, most without symptoms. "We must stop this downward spiral, launches the emergency physician. Otherwise, mathematically, they will pass it on to their parents, their grandparents, elderly and at risk subjects. This is also why the mask was made compulsory in Lille. "

Source: leparis

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