Bronchiolitis, Covid-19 and influenza.... For several weeks, the triple epidemic of respiratory viruses has put French hospitals under pressure.
On franceinfo on Saturday January 7, the Minister of Health François Braun declared that the setbacks in the bronchiolitis and Covid-19 epidemics were “
good news
”
.
“
You still have to be careful
”
,
he took care to qualify, regretting not having “
seen a lot
” of French people “
with the mask in public transport
”
.
Read also Bronchiolitis, flu, Covid-19: can French hospitals cope with a triple epidemic?
This year, the flu was "
early
" compared to other years and bronchiolitis, at its highest for ten years.
“
All respiratory infections were higher than in previous years,
”
confirms
Martin Blachier, epidemiologist and public health doctor.
Falling numbers
Nevertheless, the hospital indicators of this
“completely unprecedented”
triple epidemic seem to be heading in the right direction.
According to the latest weekly bulletin published by Public Health France (SPF) on January 4 for the week of December 26…
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