At the initiative of three doctors, members of the Covid-19 crisis unit at the Guillaume de Varye private hospital, an open letter was published for the people of Cher. 113 doctors signed this letter. Objective: to raise awareness among residents of the risks linked to the coronavirus which currently affects the country.
“This virus kills the elderly, but also younger patients.
Today in France, two thirds of intensive care patients have
under 70, 15% under 50. For these patients in intensive care, the risk of death is major. In the event of survival, there will be significant sequelae and several months of care will be necessary to recover ”, one can read on the document.
Doctors also insist on the contagiousness of the virus. “Without containment measures, one person can infect an average of 400 others in a month. At the cost of confinement reducing human reports by 75%, less than 3 people could be infected by the same person over the same period, “say the signatory doctors, speaking of a” peak of the epidemic in the coming weeks. For the department.
Regarding the department of Cher, all the signatory physicians agree that “all of the department’s general practitioners report dozens of patients with symptoms of Covid-19. This means that the virus is actively circulating on our territory. “
Limit movement and social interaction
The collective calls on the population to “limit travel and social interaction as much as possible”, recalling that in the event of symptoms evoking a flu, a cold, a loss of smell or taste, it is important to stay at home and contact your general practitioner by telephone or teleconsultation. “The 15th should only be called after your doctor’s advice or if you have difficulty breathing. We also remind you that it is strictly advised not to take anti-inflammatory drugs without the advice of your doctor. The doctors add that, in their view, partial confinement is an “essential but insufficient measure”.
What about the markets?
Concerning the markets, still authorized or not according to the communes, the doctors call, if there is opening, to “a strict limitation of the number of people present at the same time within the market and to the active surveillance by the forces of the order of compliance with barrier measures. “
They specify: “numerous testimonies state that confinement is not respected in a uniform manner throughout France. By neglecting confinement, you endanger your life and that of others. “
Jordan Brest
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