France, slight recovery of infections: “Be careful”
While numerous experts have continued to show optimism until a few days ago on the evolution of the coronavirus epidemic in France, the government spokesman, Gabriel Attal, urged everyone to “be careful: we have seen the epidemic retreat a lot this summer », Attal told RTL microphones,« but for a week we have been observing that the epidemic is starting to gain ground. It is very light, but you have to be careful. What makes us optimistic – he continued – is the vaccination coverage rate we observe in our country “, said the government spokesman who, on the arrival of a possible fifth wave, did not want to say:” It is still too much early to say – he said – but we were right to be cautious. We must continue to protect the French with vaccination. The protection conferred by the vaccine must continue, and it is in particular the task of the vaccine booster ».