“If we plan to dance at 25 in a room, it’s completely stupid, but really stupid“, hammered Martin Hirsch, director of Public Assistance – Hospitals of Paris (AP-HP), this Wednesday on franceinfo a few days before the end of the year holidays. According to him, in the face of the progression”inevitable and very fast“, especially “for young people“of the Omicron variant,”we must redouble precautions“.
️ Martin Hirsch on Omicron: “Dancing at 25 in a room is stupid, completely stupid” pic.twitter.com/gN2BaWOPFv
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“Barrier gestures must be fully respected“, he continued, warning against these”moments when you are tight, without a mask, because you eat while spitting on yourself or breathing the air that the other exhales“.”If it’s reuniting with a few of your closest relatives or two best friends because it feels good to be together, that’s fine, but not 25 in a small room“, repeated Martin Hirsch. According to him,”loving people at the moment is not seeing them too closely, especially when they are fragile, older, and untested“.
“Omicron is a sniper who, as soon as there is a target in front of him, shoots it.”
Martin hirschto franceinfo
“IIt’s better to stay in cover, it’s quite simple“, indicated the director of the AP-HP.”It’s like when you are under the grapeshot, you are in a shooting range, you better not cross with your face uncovered wondering if the 10 snipers are going to shoot you.“, he added. “Today, it is up to everyone to take the measure of the problem, the measure of their responsibility, the measure of their ability to protect.“, he said. Martin Hirsch recalled that” this is the moment when the virus explodes “, and that”it may not be worth speeding it up“, for oneself, for others but also by”solidarity“with the nursing staff.
Faced with the Omicron variant, the hospital “prepare for anything“and get ready”in the worst case scenario“However, Martin Hirsch called for no”not believe that it is inevitable“, First, because it is not impossible that this variant is”both much more contagious and can be a little less vicious in terms of form severity than the others“.”In this case, we will be the first to rejoice“, he added. But also because”the booster dose seems effective“, he assured, considering that to avoid the serious forms it is necessary at the same time”slow down transmission to older people” and “to get vaccinated“.