Dear subscribers,
As the epidemic continues to recover, new restrictive measures have been taken by two large metropolises,
Bordeaux and Marseille
.
At the national level, the government is focusing on improving the efficiency of
the screening system, which is
plagued by laboratory congestion.
The urgency is great, as the clusters are multiplying in
higher education
.
Everything must be done, however, to avoid reconfinement, including
nursing homes
, already highly experienced.
In
Israel,
it's already decided.
The country is reconfigured for three weeks.
Good reading,
Camille Lestienne, journalist at
Le Figaro
.
1. Local rather than national restrictions
Yann Bubbien, the director of the Bordeaux University Hospital, spoke at a press point announcing new restrictions to fight against the rebound of the Covid-19 epidemic.
PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP
Marseille and Bordeaux on the alert.
Against all expectations, the government last Friday did not announce any new restriction measures.
Jean Castex preferred to appeal to the responsibility of the French and to respect barrier gestures.
"
The state of mind is not coercion, prohibition, the objective is on the other hand to provoke an electric shock among the French
", commented the entourage of the Prime Minister.
It is up to local authorities to make unpopular decisions.
Thus Marseille and Bordeaux, on alert, announced on Monday several provisions: early closing of bars in the evening, sale of alcohol prohibited after 8 p.m., canceled events, gauge for public events lowered to 1000 spectators, limitation of visits to nursing homes, etc. The situation of hospitals in the two metropolises is worrying.
"
We currently have 25 patients with Covid in intensive care, when there were none at the beginning of August
", indicates the management of the Bordeaux University Hospital.
Faced with this rise in the epidemic, hospital services could be clogged again in a few weeks, further analyzes the Sciences du
Figaro service
.
With 9,784 new cases detected in the past 24 hours, the epidemic is indeed continuing its recovery.
The number of patients entering intensive care has increased further, with 508 new patients hospitalized in the last 7 days, 29 more than the day before.
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Improved testing is still eagerly awaited.
This afternoon at 5 p.m., the Minister of Health Olivier Véran will resume his weekly updates on the government's strategy in the face of Covid-19.
On the menu in particular, the tests whose implementation is so much criticized and whose failures, like those of the StopCovid application, angered the Head of State.
"A million tests per week, that's all well and good, but if the results arrive too late, it is useless",
would have carried away Emmanuel Macron.
Massive screening seems to find its limits in the embolization of the system.
A pace difficult to keep up and denounced by the employees of the 20 Biofusion laboratories in Tarn-et-Garonne, Haute-Garonne and Lot.
They went on strike to denounce the insufficient amount, 250 euros, of the “Covid bonus” granted to them.
As for saliva tests, simpler and less unpleasant, they should be implemented in early October.
We don't decide anything, it's the politician who decides.
Jean-François Delfraissy, Chairman of the Scientific Council
Raoult, Delfraissy in the Senate.
Didier Raoult got carried away in front of the senators.
Heard before the commission of inquiry, the Marseille professor denied having ever defrauded.
Heard before him, Professor Delfraissy, President of the Scientific Council recalled in the preamble that the Council in no way constituted a new
"medical power"
.
"We do not decide anything, it is the politician who decides"
, he hammered, way of responding to the accusations made in particular by Yannick Jadot.
The MEP EELV had declared the day before that the Scientific Council
"through the voice of its president [...], morning, noon and evening, seeks above all to scare the French"
.
In the hearts of the French too, the balance tilts in favor of Professor Raoult.
According to a survey, one in two French people (52%) today looks positively on Professor Didier Raoult and 49% of them say they trust the Marseille doctor in the face of the 46% who say they trust in the speeches of the Scientific Council.
2. Clusters in universities, re-containment in nursing homes
The nursing homes fear a re-containment of residents.
ERIC GAILLARD / REUTERS
The fear of confinement in nursing homes.
Reduced visits to some cities, banned in Nice in municipal establishments, nursing homes face a new dilemma.
While clusters appear as in Sévérac-d'Aveyron where 5 residents have died, retirement homes fear a new confinement so deleterious for the elderly.
“
My hundred-year-old grandmother who lives in a private nursing home has been re-confined since mid-August.
She hasn't been out since February.
Since the start of the epidemic, there have only been six weeks where visits have been authorized
, says
Le Figaro
, Hélène, a Parisian executive.
I'm afraid she'll die alone, abandoned, with no one by her side.
The staff of nursing homes is not spared by the crisis either.
Anxiety, fear, professional exhaustion and even depression push them to consult via the psychological help devices deployed in force.
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Clusters in universities and schools.
At the other end of the generational spectrum, students are tackling a start to school year disrupted by the Covid.
At the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier, a third of the students in a promotion have tested positive.
In Toulouse, 127 students from an engineering school.
All contaminated during outdoor evenings.
With the proliferation of clusters, some establishments are falling into "all distancing".
In primary and secondary education, 81 schools and just over 2,100 classes have been closed, said Jean-Michel Blanquer.
The management of the health crisis turns into a headache for school directors, doctors or parents who are asked for medical certificates or certificates on honor.
"
The minister may minimize the situation, the fact remains that many students follow a dotted schooling
," says Guislaine David, at Snuipp, the first primary union.
We close a class for a week and a few days later, it's the one next door.
It is endless.
"
Read also: Covid-19: "Better ventilating enclosed spaces is crucial in the fight against the virus"
3. Draconian measures in Israel and Cuba
The Israelis are stocking up ahead of another three-week lockdown.
AMIR COHEN / REUTERS
Israel is reconfiguring itself.
With 4,000 cases of contamination per day, the Hebrew state has become, according to the population, one of the countries in the world most affected by the epidemic.
The death toll rose from 322 dead in early July to 1,108 on Sunday. These figures are worrying enough for the government to decide on a three-week re-containment from next Friday.
In the midst of religious holidays, the decision divides and offends the ultra-Orthodox.
“
There is no alternative to confinement,
warned Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein.
The coronavirus is not about populism, it is about life and death.
I invite those who claim the contrary to visit the care units.
"
Read also: Coronavirus: day after day, from the epidemic to the crisis
Cubans are also in despair.
Faced with the rebound of contaminations, Havana was placed under curfew from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
"
The measures are draconian
," relates the correspondent of
Figaro
.
Public transport is at a standstill.
The shops lower their blinds at 4 p.m.
Non-essential businesses are closed.
Children must stay at home.
Havanese are now prohibited from buying food anywhere other than their arrondissement.
When they go there, it's fear in the stomach. "
A crisis managed with an iron fist, but which, since the spring, has recorded tangible health successes.
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4. Reflexes to keep
A few simple actions can limit the spread of the virus.
Here they are :
Wash your hands every hour
Cough or sneeze into the crease of your elbow
Use disposable tissues
Avoid kissing or shaking hands
Wear a mask in public spaces when respect for physical distances is not guaranteed.
Covid-19 is transmitted through droplets (respiratory secretions), by close contact with an infected person, especially when the latter coughs or sneezes.
But it could also be transmitted through the air.
The virus also remains viable for a few hours on different surfaces.
The disease manifests itself in 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.
Often a loss of smell and taste.
5. What to do in case of symptoms?
The most important thing is to get tested.
According to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, you should, in case of 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 prepare a list of people you could have infected.
If the test is positive
, the Primary Health Insurance Fund will contact people likely to be infected.
You must then remain isolated for at least 8 days, taking care not to infect your loved ones.
Watch your health.
In case of fever, take paracetamol.
If necessary, schedule a follow-up remote consultation with your doctor.
If you feel that you are having difficulty breathing, call 15.
If the test is negative
, contact your doctor and follow his instructions.
See you next week !