Summary:According to the French official report of the 28th, the flu epidemic in France is getting worse. On the same day French Health Minister Braun said that the French medical system is facing enormous pressure.
According to the French official notification of the 28th, the flu epidemic in France is getting worse. On the same day French Health Minister Braun said that the French medical system is facing enormous pressure.
According to the notification released that day by the French Ministry of Health, the main indicators of influenza data in mainland France and several overseas provinces are on the rise. The incidence of influenza in France is now 460 per 100,000 population, with the 15-64 age group most affected by the flu epidemic. The regions most affected by the flu epidemic include the Paris region, the Upper France region and the Normandy region.
Data shows that 2,738 people were hospitalized with the flu in France last week, a 75% increase from the previous week; since October, 193 people have been admitted to intensive care for influenza infection, of whom 80 are over 65 years old. Additionally, 10 people have died from the flu since October, seven of them in the past 3 weeks. Of the 10 patients who died, six were over the age of 65.
On the same day French Health Minister Braun inspected a hospital in Annecy, Haute-Savoie in eastern France, stressing that the current medical system is facing enormous pressure and that doctors who choose to strike now will bring huge risks to the health system. Some doctors in France have called a strike starting this week to demand better pay and working conditions.
Braun stressed that France is still facing the onslaught of three diseases: influenza, bronchitis and the new coronavirus. He believes that the current spread of bronchitis and the new coronavirus is relatively controllable and that the spread of the new coronavirus has recently decreased. But flu cases have soared and critical care services are facing saturation.
Braun said many French hospitals are facing challenges such as staff shortages. He predicted this week would be a “difficult week” for the health care system. But he also said that the staff of major hospitals “have been fully mobilized”. Braun called on the public to take a variety of anti-epidemic measures before the New Year holidays, such as getting a flu shot and wearing a mask in a confined space, to better prevent the flu.
French flu epidemic worsens, health minister says medical system is under enormous pressure
