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What if Omicron was really the last wave of Covid-19? Epidemic indicators seem to be falling for the first time in France.
Is the fifth wave of Covid-19 receding? In several regions of France, the indicators invite cautious optimism. Critical care admissions and emergency room visits have been falling in recent days. “We really have an activity that is higher than normal, but which is in a downtrend“, reports Frédéric Adnet, head of the emergency department at the Avicenne hospital (AP-HP) in Seine-Saint-Denis. “We saw in the crisis unit that most hospitals had a little less difficulty than the previous days“, declared Martin Hirsch, director of the Public Assistance of Paris hospitals, in an email addressed to his staff.
The incidence rate, stable at the national level, differs according to the regions. Declining in Île-de-France, Corsica and Mayotte, it takes off in the West Indies. “Martinique, in particular, has not emerged from the previous wave, with a population that is otherwise poorly vaccinated“, emphasizes the Dr. François Braun, president at Samu-Urgences de France. L’Is overall improvement lasting? The Scientific Council calls for caution, stating that hospital congestion could be possible until March. France remains today one of the countries with the most new daily cases.
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