At the Mâcon hospital, once again this year, no one toasted at the stroke of midnight for the New Year. In Unit 13, that of infectious diseases, all moments of conviviality have been abandoned, the fault of Covid. Established for almost two years, the pandemic has not ceased to rush hospitals and their staff. What to hurt the morale of the troops. “At the beginning it was new, so we start with a gun. It’s a bit like war, the parallel is good. And then you see the dead, the waves coming back and we no longer know when it will stop, ”concedes Joséphine Chapalain, head of the infectious diseases department.
Feeling of weariness
No trenches on the first floor of the hospital, but a real feeling of weariness. We slalom between the carts, not too much fuss, not yet, the next big peak, that of Omicron, is scheduled for the end of January. “It’s difficult because we have the impression that it will never end, deplores Leila, …
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