Jean Castex was alarmed Thursday July 29 in Agen of the "
dramatic
"
health situation
in certain overseas territories because too many inhabitants there are, according to him, "
resistant to vaccination
".
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Vaccination is absolutely essential
", reaffirmed the Prime Minister in front of elected officials of Lot-et-Garonne at the town hall of Agen, where he also visited a vaccination center and the hospital center.
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Nothing beats proof by example,
" he added, recalling that, on his proposal, the government had declared the day before "a
state of health emergency in a number of overseas territories. - sea where the situation is dramatic because they are reluctant to be vaccinated
”.
The state of emergency was declared Wednesday evening in Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, while in Martinique a new confinement was imposed from Friday July 30 at 7 p.m. for a period of at least three weeks.
"Dazzling" progress in Guadeloupe
Martinique has gone from 2,241 positive cases last week to 3,537 cases, according to the prefecture, and the upward trend is confirmed with 1,100 positive cases already recorded on the first two days of the week.
The incidence rate has dropped from 280 cases to 995 per 100,000 inhabitants.
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Curbing the virus appears all the more urgent as the population of Martinique is less immune, generally older, and therefore more fragile
", underlined the prefecture.
"
In Guadeloupe, only 15% of the population is fully vaccinated,
" government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday. The ARS warned of the "
dazzling
"
progression
of contaminations in the department, with 1072 cases confirmed from July 19 to 25, against 281 the previous week.
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There is really a clear difference, visible between the populations who get vaccinated and those who do not get vaccinated
", also underlined Jean Castex. "
I would like to have a thought for all these countries in the world who dream of being vaccinated but who do not have access to it and where the pandemic is wreaking havoc. It should also call us to a form of humility and solidarity. They do not have the means and if they demonstrate it is not to say no to the vaccine, believe me
”.