More than 147,000 cases were recorded this Tuesday evening by Public Health France.
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“With a virus as contagious as BA5 which is beginning to prevail, distancing measures, wearing a mask and a vaccination reminder are essential”estimated this Wednesday, June 29, Imad Kansau, infectious disease specialist at Antoine Béclère hospital in Clamart, as the number of Covid-19 contaminations increases.
“It is obvious, we are living in a seventh wave. We know full well that the effectiveness of vaccination is starting to decrease”he added.
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“I’m not for an obligation and it’s a political decision. It’s better when people are aware” of danger. But outside the medical environment “It’s complicated to make people understand that it’s not just for them but for the good of the community that you have to wear the mask.” “We know very well that it reduces contamination, transmission by 75% or more”.
Although he does not want to impose things, Imad Kansau felt that “the role of politics will go through this and impose the wearing of masks in public places.” However, “we are not yet at saturation in our hospital services, especially in intensive care, but it can quickly become a constraint”notes the practitioner.
With more than 147,000 new cases recorded in 24 hours this Tuesday, June 28 by Public Health France, the level of contamination is at its highest since the end of April. This is 54% more cases than a week earlier.