In Mayotte, the incidence rate reached 800 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, four times more than in France. The ambulance ballet is incessant at the gates of the only hospital in the archipelago. All services are saturated with the arrival of Covid patients.
With only 30 places in intensive care, a dozen people had to be evacuated, just Monday, February 8, to Reunion.
Upon returning from the Christmas holidays, the cases of Covid-19 have multiplied by eight in one month. The presence of the South African variant, much more contagious than the original virus, explains these alarming figures, which are likely to get even worse. Population density is also an aggravating factor.
Strict containment has been in place since Friday February 5 and for at least three weeks. To relieve the hospital structure, 30 soldiers equipped with resuscitation equipment arrived on site.
The JT
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