the flu is back in force in France

For the past few days, appointments with a general practitioner in Essonne have reminded us that the flu virus is back on Thursday, February 9. For Dr. Arnaud Saada, the rebound of the epidemic could be of at the decline of gestures. “In my opinion, it is the fact that as of February 1, all Covid measures have been completely lifted. We see more young people, and it would be fine in the sense that it is a problem of the mask“, he said.

156 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

156 cases per 100,000 inhabitants were recorded last week, compared to 113 cases the previous week. A real rebound, but not necessarily unusual. “When we look before the Covid, the last classic flu epidemic, there was a peak at the beginning of February, and two months later we had a second peak later lower. This timeas we had the first peak at the end of last year, it is possible that we will have a peak up to mid-february“, analyzes Dr. Damien Mascret, doctor and journalist.