While France is due to announce on Tuesday November 24 a gradual reduction in the restrictions introduced against Covid-19, Professor Rémi Salomon, president of the AP-HP establishment medical commission, warned on Franceinfo of the risks of contamination during end of year celebrations.
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"It is a virus which is dangerous,
" recalled the professor.
"
You should not eat with grandpa and grandma, even if we took precautions before
", he recommended, recalling that the incubation period sometimes lasted "
more than 7 days
".
“If
I pass the virus on to Grandpa and Grandma, it's worse than anything.
How am I going to live this afterwards?
», Hammered the representative of the AP-HP hospitals at the microphone of Franceinfo.
“
Because they have a serious risk of being in intensive care and possibly dying from it, you have to keep that in mind.
"
" So (...) the Yule log is cut in two, grandpa and grandma eat in the kitchen and in the dining room
, "he said.
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Christmas holidays: "You must not eat with grandpa and grandma", warns Professor Rémi Salomon