After Corsica, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Occitanie, it is the turn of New Aquitaine to put in place its “white plan”.
The regional local health agency announced this Tuesday, August 10 that it will be triggered in all health establishments in the region, "in
order to anticipate and be able to equip a sufficient number of beds to absorb the new hospitalizations which will occur in the coming days
" , can we read in a press release.
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In question, a risk of "
saturation
": over the period from August 1 to 7, the incidence rate in New Aquitaine peaked at 198.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, "
well above the alert threshold of 50
" .
The most affected departments are those on the coast, namely Gironde, with a rate of 284.8, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (280.8), Landes (220.4) and Charente-Maritime (213.9) .
“
As of August 9, 595 patients were hospitalized for Covid-19 in the region, including 122 in critical care services
,” warns the ARS.
The objective of the white plan will be to organize the necessary deprogramming and to reinforce the staff of the most affected establishments.
"
These deprogramming will be carried out while ensuring that patients treated for cancer, people awaiting transplants, patients followed for a chronic disease or in pediatrics and requiring urgent care are taken care of in the best possible conditions
", however warns the Agency.
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The ARS concludes by encouraging barrier gestures and vaccination, in order to "
create collective immunity and prevent variants as quickly as possible
".
