On average over the last seven days, more than 160,000 people have been infected in France, with daily peaks sometimes beyond 200,000, according to Public Health France.
Par AFP
Nnew protocol in schools, meeting in Matignon, vaccination pass at the National Assembly: in the midst of a wave of the Omicron variant of covid-19, the government is placing the start of the school year and the month of January under close surveillance.
While new rules to try to curb the epidemic come into force on Monday, Prime Minister Jean Castex will meet at 4 p.m. ten of his ministers to “take stock of the impact” of the variant and “the continuity of essential public services” , Matignon announced to AFP on Sunday.
Sectors concerned: “hospitals, places of education, public transport, administrations, army, police stations and police stations or even companies in the energy sector”, at a time when the explosion of contaminations generates a sharp increase in sick leaves.
Health Minister Olivier Véran warned Monday on France Inter that January will be “difficult in the hospital”, hospitalizations for covid being added to other pathologies, including winter illnesses such as the flu.
On average over the last seven days, more than 160,000 people have been infected, with daily peaks sometimes beyond 200,000, according to Public Health France.
In the process, hospital pressure is still rising (more than 19,000 patients hospitalized on Sunday evening, including more than 3,500 in critical care), even if it remains for the time being at lower levels than during previous peaks.
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