More than 5,700 patients are in critical care this Thursday in hospitals in France.
The health situation is "worrying" and even "extremely worrying" in "some regions so far a little more spared," said government spokesman Gabriel Attal on Thursday.
However, if the peak seems reached - well above that of the second wave - the coronavirus remains at a very high level in the country.
There are 345 new deaths from the coronavirus in hospital (433 yesterday), bringing the total to 71,944 in hospital.
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All the news of the Covid-19 of this Thursday, April 8
After having exceeded the threshold of 30,000 hospitalizations on Tuesday: a figure that had not been observed since the peak of the second wave in November.
Thus, this Thursday 30,555 people are hospitalized, including 5,705 in critical care services (against 5,729 yesterday).
It is well beyond the second wave of the epidemic.
More than 10 million people have had a first dose
So to try to curb the epidemic, we must vaccinate en masse.
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday that more than 10 million people have been vaccinated with a first dose, one week ahead of the announced vaccination campaign.
The Minister of Health Olivier VĂ©ran later clarified on Twitter that 437,000 vaccinations, the equivalent of an entire vaccinated department were carried out in 24 hours.
437,000 vaccinations, or the equivalent of an entire department vaccinated in 24 hours.
Tonight, we have taken an important step in our protection against # COVID19 thanks to the work of caregivers, communities, State services which work everywhere in 🇫🇷.
Thank you !
https://t.co/MDTxxDLZHF
- Olivier VĂ©ran (@olivierveran) April 8, 2021
As for the vaccination of teachers "The objective is to offer it in the coming weeks" to those who work with disabled children (approximately "80,000" of them), Gabriel Attal said Thursday.
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Since Wednesday, France in turn produces Pfizer vaccines.
This production will be intended for the EU, which will redistribute, in the coming weeks, 15% to France.
In total, 250 million doses should be bottled in a factory in Eure-et-Loir in 2021, at least that is the objective given by Emmanuel Macron.
