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Coronavirus: what you need to know this Tuesday, June 16

2020-06-18T01:20:17.793Z


The Director General of Health, Jérôme Salomon, justified himself before the deputies of the commission of inquiry of the National Assembly.


Good evening,

The Director General of Health, Jérôme Salomon, was heard on Tuesday evening before the National Assembly's commission of inquiry . British researchers have announced that they have made "a major breakthrough" in the treatment of patients seriously affected by Covid-19. While France has recorded 38 new deaths in hospitals in the past 24 hours, the virus is actively circulating in Mayotte . Finally, the financial markets display insolent health in the midst of an economic crisis.

Good reading,

Roland Gauron, journalist at Le Figaro

1. What happened today

The Director General of Health, Jérôme Salomon, during his hearing on Tuesday by the parliamentary committee of inquiry. National Assembly

Solomon heard by deputies. The Director General of Health, Jérôme Salomon, was this Tuesday the first to pass the grill of the parliamentary commission of inquiry on the management of the epidemic. The question of masks largely dominated the discussions. And for good reason. It was he who endorsed the changes in the executive's doctrine in this area. "As Voltaire said, it has been taken up often since, before knowing, we don't know" , he defended himself in particular, arguing that the World Health Organization only recommends the wearing of the mask for the general public since June 5, and in certain circumstances. On the strategic state stocks of masks, partially destroyed in 2018 after an audit which concluded that a majority of them were in poor condition, he invoked the decision then taken to move "towards a dynamic, turning stock" , rather than a massive "dormant" stock .

Read also: Can France now be self-sufficient in masks?

The promises of a corticosteroid. For the first time, a drug has been shown to improve the survival of severe cases. Its name: dexamethasone. Without publishing their data, those responsible for the British Recovery trial claim to have obtained very good results with this inexpensive and readily available steroid. Administering low doses of dexamethasone to hospital patients would reduce the mortality of those suffering from the most severe forms by almost a third. According to them, "one death in eight could be avoided thanks to this treatment in patients placed on artificial ventilation" . Many questions remain unanswered. Questioned by Le Figaro , Professor Yves Le Tulzo, head of the intensive medicine and resuscitation service at the Rennes University Hospital, expressed a few reservations: "As a doctor, I like having results published ..." Pending their publication : beware of self-medication with these easily accessible molecules.

We have discordant signals and very heterogeneous results from one day to the next. The virus is still actively circulating.

Dominique Voynet, director of the Regional Health Agency in Mayotte

Where is the epidemic? France has recorded 38 additional deaths linked to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in hospitals, according to the Directorate General of Health (DGS). The country also recorded 73 additional deaths this week in social and medico-social establishments, bringing to 29,547 the total number of deaths in France since the start of the epidemic. The number of serious cases requiring hospitalization in intensive care continues to decline. If the entire territory has gone " green ", " the number of cases admitted to the doctor and resuscitation services is increasing in Guyana ", specifies the DGS. In Mayotte, the authorities are also struggling to contain the epidemic. To date, 2333 cases have been detected and 30 deaths have been recorded in the archipelago. “We have discordant signals and very heterogeneous results from one day to the next. The virus is still actively circulating , said former Minister Dominique Voynet, now director of the local regional health agency.

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The insolent health of the financial markets. After the correction suffered by the major world stock markets last week, the indices are starting to move forward, galvanized by the stimulus plans and the action of central banks. Tuesday, the CAC 40 thus offered a nice rebound to more than 3%. Hermès, LVMH, Sanofi, Schneider ... French luxury, industry and technology giants are even on the verge of historic heights. "It makes no sense ! The economy is collapsing, companies have been shutdown for months, millions of unemployed workers ... However, the markets are starting up again after each beating, " comments our journalist Hervé Rousseau. The professionals put forward several explanations. "The setback was particularly violent and it naturally caused a spectacular plunge in the indices, with its share of excessive sanctions ", explains François-Xavier Chauchat, of Dorval AM.

2. Traveling, visiting, cooking ...

Place de la Comédie in Bordeaux. / mehdi - stock.adobe.com

Travel. Philippe Viguié-Desplaces, from the Travel department, suggests that we leave without delay to Bordeaux. "Urban hiking, green museums, eco-friendly hotels and sites, the city of Gironde is snorting at new things when the recently-awaited attraction of the Bassins of Lights has just opened ," he noted. Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, among other artists from the Vienna Secession, have thus taken over the former German submarine base, which has become "the largest digital art center in the world" . Our journalist invites us on the way to discover the new Maritime Museum, to walk the first GR Bordeaux Métropole, inaugurated in the fall, to visit the exhibition "Narcisse or the flowering of the worlds" at the Meca, or to discover the famous Darwin eco-district.

Also read: Escape in Drôme Provençale, from the Baronnies to the hilltop villages

See. Our journalist Benjamin Puech suggests that we watch a documentary tonight on the “hikikomori”, these adolescents who live in seclusion in a room, a cabin or a basement, far from view, contact with family and any other possible friendship. “Director Michaëlle Gagnet knows how to capture the detail that speaks instead of these silent figures. Without voyeurism, he notes . We will only fear that the images shot in Japan, showing fates of an unbreathable sadness, do not worry the families concerned in France too much. Because it takes nothing, a mark of admiration, a friendship, for life to trace its furrow again. ” Hikikomori: voluntary recluses? from 9 p.m. on France 5, also available for replay on the France.tv website.

My father, who ran the restaurant before me, was already cooking the pigeon. In the past, in the region, there were always, on the farms, some pigeons that pecked at the corn.

Jean-Michel Carrette, chef of the Michelin-starred restaurant Aux Terrasses

To visit. In Paris, the Maillol museum explores the fascinating universe of three spiritualist painters: Augustin Lesage (1876-1954), Victor Simon (1903-1976) and Fleury-Joseph Crépin (1875-1948). "Regulars at the Museum of Modern Art, Contemporary Art and Art Brut in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (LaM) know these three sacred loustics, spiritualist visual artists, humble performers from beyond, obsessed with the fact to render very precisely the most fantastic divine worlds on a flat surface , says Éric Biétry-Rivierre. “We will thus come across, over a course built on two levels of the previously remote-controlled hands, the shadow of some great turners of pedestal tables, contemporaries including many women, followers and chasers such as the sculptor Elmar Trenkwalder who operates the junction between raw art and contemporary art. "

Read also: In Metz, folklore? No art!

To cook. Jean-Michel Carrette who runs the wonderful restaurant Aux Terrasses in Tournus, in Burgundy, shares with us his passion for the pigeon of Bresse. According to our food critic Stéphane Durand-Souffland, he also excels in the preparation of edible coo, which provides him with a Bressan craftsman. “My father, who ran the restaurant before me, already cooked the pigeon. In the past, in the region, there were always, on the farms, a few pigeons that pecked at the corn - they are part of our Burgundy landscape , recounts the Michelin-starred chef. He explains how to prepare his Quintart pigeon, turnips, Cassis. "For the recipe I am giving you, I started with the idea of ​​a monochrome with a set of pink turnips as a garnish, including the daïkon, and blackcurrant from Burgundy."

3. Photo of the day

The Pompidou Center in Paris is preparing to reopen its doors to the public on July 1 after three and a half months of closure. REUTERS / Christian Hartmann

4. Deconfinement, "phase 2"

If many bans have been lifted with the "phase 2" of deconfinement, the time has not yet returned to normal, especially in the orange zones - Guyana and Mayotte. Here is what is allowed again:

  • The 100 km limitation is removed. Air travel to overseas is reserved for compelling reasons.
  • Schools continue to reopen gradually, with a limit of 15 students per class.
  • Restaurants, bars and cafes reopen following certain rules. Only the terraces are concerned in the orange zone.
  • Hotels can reopen all over the country, as can other tourist accommodation in the green zone.
  • Parks and gardens, as well as forests, are accessible, as are beaches, lakes and nautical centers.
  • The museums, monuments and zoological parks reopen their doors, with compulsory mask.
  • Theaters, casinos and leisure parks are once again open to the public, but only in green areas.
  • In the green zone, the gyms and swimming pools reopen. Stadiums and racetracks also, but without audiences.

And what is not yet:

  • Gatherings of more than 10 people in public space are prohibited.
  • The events of more than 5000 people will wait, at least until August 31.
  • The cinemas will reopen on June 22. Discos and game rooms are still closed until further notice.
  • Collective and contact sports are prohibited at least until phase 3.

Read also: Phase 2 deconfinement: what is allowed or not from Tuesday

5. The reflexes to adopt

A few simple steps can limit the spread of the virus. Here they are :

  • Wash your hands every hour.
  • Cough or sneeze into the crease of his elbow.
  • Use disposable tissues.
  • Avoid kissing or shaking hands.
  • Wear a mask in public spaces.
  • Limit your movements as much as possible.

Covid-19 is spread through saliva , through close contact with an infected person, especially when the person coughs or sneezes. The virus also remains viable for a few hours on different surfaces.

Read also: Coronavirus: highly contagious patients in the first days of infection

The disease manifests with several symptoms. In 9 out of 10 cases, this results in a fever below 39 ° C. According to the World Health Organization, this fever is most often accompanied by fatigue , signs of shortness of breath and a dry cough .

6. What to do in case of symptoms?

The most important thing now is to get tested. According to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, you should, if you have symptoms, stay at home and contact your doctor who will order a test. While waiting for the result, you must isolate yourself, wear a mask and list the people you may have contaminated.

Read also: From the isolation test to the tracing of contact cases, the patient's journey from Covid

If the test is positive, the Primary Health Insurance Fund will contact those likely to be infected. You must then remain isolated for at least 8 days, taking care not to contaminate your loved ones. Watch your health. If you have a fever, take paracetamol. Possibly plan a follow-up teleconsultation with your doctor.

If you feel difficulty breathing , call 15.

If the test is negative, contact your doctor and follow their instructions.

See you tomorrow.

Source: lefigaro

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