2024-08-11 12:37:02
On Sunday, August 11, the resigned Minister of Health was a guest on “8h30 franceinfo”.
Published on 08/11/2024 10:48 Updated on 08/11/2024 14:37
Reading time: 25 minutes Outgoing Minister of Health and Prevention Frédéric Valletoux, August 11, 2024 franceinfo Guest (FRANCEINFO / RADIO FRANCE)
On August 11, on the last day of the 2024 Paris Olympics, outgoing Deputy Minister of Health Frédéric Valletoux visited franceinfo to discuss the health system during the Olympics, heat wave warnings, and the impact of the new coronavirus. Continuing presence…him.
Olympics: “50,000 emergency room visits a day”
2024 Paris Olympics ‘There is little pressure on the health system’said Frédéric Valletoux, the resigning minister responsible for health and prevention. “The entire health support system is working quite well” and “is not overly stretched”, he pointed out.
“There are around 50,000 emergency room visits a day across France, and two days ago there were 31 emergency room visits related to the Olympics.”“, explained the resigned minister. Number of trips to the emergency room “Millions of people come to a country to watch the Olympics.”
Frédéric Valletoux recalled that in Ile-de-France, 12 hospitals were mobilized together with the AP-HP and provided 80 services within the AP-HP, which served on a rotating basis “Go all out” During the Olympic Games. “We’ve dealt with it, we’ve done a lot of work on this issue””, the Minister emphasized.
Heat wave during marathon: ‘No big deal’
For the first time in Olympic history, a “national” marathon was held during the Olympics. The games were held Saturday through Sunday evenings in sweltering heat. However, “all the bestthinks Frédéric Valletoux. I was not informed of any major issues other than the usual issues of dealing with mild heatstroke.
Coronavirus at the Olympics: “About forty athletes affected”
“We had about 40 athletes at the Olympics who were affected by the coronavirus, but there was no systematic screening.”designated minister. “We shouldn’t be fooled, but COVID-19 is still here (…) it only accounts for 1% of emergency care.”
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