THE QUESTION. With the announcement of a gradual deconfinement from May 11, there is no concern about a second epidemic wave that would affect France. On social networks, some cite the case of Asian countries which, after having effectively managed the Covid-19 epidemic, would today face a replica of the virus.
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In fact, several countries or regions, such as Singapore or Hong Kong, have recorded poor daily statistics in recent days with a high number of new cases of contamination, the latter mainly concerning foreign workers. But can we go so far as to speak of a second wave of the epidemic?
CHECK. Where did the idea for a second wave come from? Several Asian countries have taken more drastic measures in recent days to stem the epidemic. The city-state of Singapore, previously flexible in terms of social distancing, ordered general confinement from April 7 until May 4. In Hong Kong or Seoul,
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