(ANSA) - PARIS, 18 JAN - The French government spokesman is optimistic about the decline in the coronavirus pandemic. There are "reasons to be optimistic," says Gabriel Attal, indirectly on CNews. "We see that the Delta variant is really backward, that circulation tends to slow down and that in the regions where the Omicron wave started earlier, in particular, in Ile-de-France (the Paris region), there is what appears to be the beginning of a decline "of the epidemic.
"I think today there are reasons to be optimistic", he continued, relying "on the statements of a number of experts".
"We see that in our resuscitation services the situation has stabilized, the tension is no longer increasing, now we must obviously remain vigilant and continue our efforts", he concluded, saying he was "always cautious on these issues".
Today, even the newspaper Libération, opens with a very positive and reassuring title for the future: "Covid: hope on the horizon. Despite hospitals still undervolted, the incidence rate still tends to drop in numerous regions and the number of patients in intensive care seems to stabilize. An improvement due to the lower risk of Omicron and vaccination. "
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