the number of new cases on the rise since mid-May

In a Parisian pharmacy, screenings for Covid-19 have started to rise again: they have increased by 28% in one week. Monday, June 6, results side, a rebound is felt. “We went from a positivity rate for the first seven days of June to 14%. We were at 9% for the month of May”, explains a pharmacist. In France, the number of daily cases is on the rise: from 16,640 cases in mid-May to 22,354 cases in early June.

The thrill is not yet translating to the hospital. With the end of the mask in transport and the return of parties and gatherings, barrier gestures are variously applied. To make matters worse, the appearance of the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants promotes contamination. They represent, between them, 12% of contaminations in France, but more than 90% in Portugal where the wave is already felt on hospitalizations, which are on the increase.