D-2 before the shift of the curfew to 9 p.m., the reopening of terraces, museums, cinemas and even theaters.
The French will regain - a little - of their life before from Wednesday and they owe it in particular to the decline, slow but continuous, of the epidemic in the country.
On Monday, the number of patients admitted to critical care services continues to decline, with 4,186 patients suffering from severe forms of the disease being treated there.
This is a little less than the day before (4,255 were treated there) and a little less than last week, when 4,870 patients were treated in these specialized services.
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More generally, in the hospital, the decline is slower but the overall trend is positive.
This Monday evening, the health authorities still identified 22,749 covid patients hospitalized in French establishments, against 22,963 patients treated on Sunday and 25,666 seven days ago.
In the past 24 hours, 871 new infected people have had to be admitted to facilities across the country.
On Monday, and for the first time in long weeks, health authorities reported less than 100 deaths recorded in one day.
However, a catch-up effect due to Ascension Thursday was possibly to be expected.
Monday, SPF announces 196 deaths in the space of 24 hours, against 293 last Monday.