Has the fifth wave of Covid-19 (finally) come to an end?
When the good weather arrives, many French people hope to see the masks and the last barrier gestures fall.
A release soon, according to Jean-François Delfraissy, president of the Scientific Council, interviewed on France Inter Friday, May 6.
“
We are landing, not just in France, but in Europe
”
,
he estimated, adding that the fifth wave was “
a little longer than expected due to the climate and a certain form relaxation of barrier measures.
»
With currently more than 6,000 new positive tests daily and around a hundred critical care admissions per day, the epidemic continues to decline.
"
The slowdown was confirmed last week throughout the country, with a decrease in incidence rates (-39%) and positivity (-5 points)
", summarizes the French public health agency in its point weekly.
A health situation in "
very marked improvement will give rise to adaptations in the coming weeks
" of the measures in force, underlined the Head of State Emmanuel Macron last Wednesday during the Council of Ministers.
Evolution of the incidence rate in France since May 2020. CovidTracker
The end of the epidemic remains uncertain
However, the president of the Scientific Council calls on the French to remain cautious.
"
The pandemic is not over
," he warned.
As for the lifting of the wearing of the mask in transport, the decision belongs to the politicians, according to him.
"
At the end of May-beginning of June, there will probably be political decisions
," he added.
After widespread contamination of the French population with the Omicron variant, can we hope for the long-awaited "
herd immunity
"?
The authorities are closely watching the situation in South Africa, which did not experience BA.2 but is currently observing a resumption of the epidemic.
“What is certain,
continues Jean-François Delfraissy,
is that the new variants will take over the current variant.
We will have a return of a variant of this virus in the fall.
