The "
hospital situation is serious
", which justifies that nearly 8,000 beds are now armed in intensive care, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Thursday, April 8, adding, however, that the braking measures recently taken in the face of Covid- 19 “
seem to work
”.
Read also: Covid-19: Have 800 resuscitation beds been removed in Île-de-France since the first wave?
One of the government's priorities, "
is to anticipate the arrival of the peak in intensive care, by continuing to arm more intensive care beds
," said the Secretary of State at the exit of the Council of Ministers, recalling that near 31,000 French people are hospitalized, including 5,746 in intensive care.
"
In accordance with the announcements of the President of the Republic, we have already gone to nearly 8,000 armed beds in intensive care and we will continue to gradually rise to above 10,000 [beds] whenever necessary,
" he said. he said, welcoming “
the work of caregivers who are fighting day and night against the epidemic.
"
More broadly in the country, the health situation is "
worrying
"
and even
"
extremely worrying
" in "
certain regions hitherto a little more spared
", for example, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where the number of patients admitted to treatment. reviews increased 25% in one week.
"
The incidence rate in our country remains very high
"
with
"
more than 400 cases per 100,000 inhabitants
"
.
So "
this is not the time to let go
", he insisted, even if "
we have the first encouraging signals in the sixteen departments where additional braking measures were taken on March 20
".
"
The measures seem to be working
"
,
"
we are starting to measure that the additional efforts are bearing fruit
"
and
"
we have every reason to hope and believe that their impact will be sufficient to bring the epidemic back,
" he said. he says.
The objective formulated by Emmanuel Macron to begin by reopening, on the horizon of May 15, "
certain cultural places and certain terraces
"
is a
"
course which mobilizes the government today in the preparation of this deadline
", added Gabriel Attal.