The epidemic rebound is gaining momentum with more than 200,000 contaminations on Tuesday March 29. Contact case, wearing a mask: Professor Antoine Flahault calls for the reintroduction of certain measures of the health protocol.
France lowered the mask too quickly
217,480 new positive cases of Covid-19 were recorded on Tuesday March 29. Professor Flahault calls for the reintroduction of Wearing a mask indoors – shops, companies or school. Epidemiologist and director of the Institute of Global Health in Geneva, he is interviewed by our colleagues from The midday dispatch.
The mask to protect the most vulnerable
Le Pr Flahault compare the situation in France to its European neighbours. “Italy has kept the wearing of the mask indoors, Austria is imposing it once more” If the wearing of the mask remains compulsory on public transport and in medical establishments, it is insufficient according to him. “Putting the mask back on is a measure that can really make a difference in terms of serious forms, therefore hospitalizations of vulnerable people, and Covid-long. And that, it will take time before realizing it.
Wear the mask if you are in contact
Many French people put the mask back on as a contact case waiting for the test at D+2. Indeed, during this time they can infect other people. This lifting of compulsory isolation for contact cases and the obligation to wear a mask contributes to the epidemic rebound.
“The virus still has a lot of energy”
Maria Van Kerkhove, of the WHO recalled, during a press conference, that “the virus still has a lot of energy”. While some Chinese cities are reconfiguring themselves, the Omicron variant and BA.2 continue to claim casualties. The last week, more than 10 million people were infected and 45,000 died worldwide.
