CORONAVIRUS. Doctors assure that the coronavirus was already present in Seine-Saint-Denis last December. The circulation models of the Covid-19 are questioned. The latest news.
According to the Ministry of Health, the first cases of Covid-19 in France were listed on January 24, with the care of a Frenchman and two Chinese tourists who stayed in Wuhan. But it is becoming more and more likely that the disease was present in France long before, as some specialists feared (in particular in this documented article on the first cases in Europe). Yesterday evening, Professor Yves Cohen, head of the intensive care unit at Jean-Verdier hospital in Bondy, in Seine-Saint-Denis, assured on BFMTV that he had in his establishment “a positive case at Covid-19, on 27 last December “. The patient was tested retrospectively, the results were known a few days ago. The man “was sick 15 days and infected his two children, but not his wife. He was surprised, he did not understand how he was infected, he had not made a trip,” added the doctor. Results confirmed by an infectious disease specialist from the nearby Avicenne hospital. Why is this a game-changer? “This suggests that the virus was circulating sooner than expected on French territory, from the end of December,” explains Dr Bouchaud to the Parisian. The coronavirus has therefore been able to spread in France much more and in a much more diffuse way than the models predicted in January, February and March.
- The deconfinement map evolved positively during its last presentation, with Mayenne, Loire-Atlantique and Gers now in the “green”. A new version is presented this evening.
- Protective masks are available from Monday 4 May in supermarkets. Their price has been capped at 0.95 euros per unit, they can of course be sold for less.
- Edouard Philippe present this Monday the deconfinement plan in the Senate, it should in particular present updated elements on the epidemic of the coronavirus in France.
- The Covid more threatening than last week. The government spokeswoman said yesterday that “the rate of contagiousness” of the coronavirus epidemic has rebounded in recent days. This rate was “0.5, that is to say 10 people contaminated only 5 the following week. Today, we are at a rate of 0.63”, she said. . This evolution is explained by a certain relaxation of the respect for confinement, the French making “more outings” in public space.
- Fear of a second wave of the epidemic pushed 316 mayors to ask the President of the Republic to postpone the reopening of schools.
The latest assessment of the coronavirus pandemic in France was released this Sunday, May 3 by the Directorate General of Health. Once again, the number of people in intensive care decreases (8 less) while the number of deaths increases with 135 more deaths recorded. Here are the details of the figures:
- 131,287 cases confirmed by PCR (Ehpad included), i.e. 308 more
- 70,767 cases in Ehpad, or 79 more
- 24,895 deaths in total (Ehpad included), or 135 more
- 15,583 hospital deaths, an additional 96
- 93 12 deaths in nursing homes, 39 more
- 25,815 hospitalizations in progress, 12 less
- 3,819 people currently in intensive care, 8 fewer
- 50,784 people discharged from hospital, 222 more
NB: the data relating to people hospitalized and in intensive care presented above correspond to the number of patients in the course of care and not to the accumulation since the beginning of the epidemic. In total, there were 92,799 hospitalizations. Similarly, hospitalizations and additional resuscitation cases in 24 hours correspond to net figures, taking into account cures and deaths. In the last 24 hours, roughly, 345 more hospitalizations have been recorded and 80 admissions in intensive care.
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11:52 – A duration of contagiousness between 17 and 36 days
A person with Covid-19 is considered cured if at least eight days after the first symptoms appear, there is no longer any fever or breathing difficulties. However, a study published in a British scientific journal estimates that one in three people cured continues to shed the virus for about 20 days. By adding the incubation periods, a person infected with the coronavirus could be contagious between 17 and 36 days.
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11:24 – Nature to fight the next pandemics
For four experts from the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity, “future pandemics [comme celle du nouveau coronavirus] are likely to occur more frequently, spread faster, have a greater economic impact and kill more people. ” In an article published on the institution’s website, they then claim the need for a “transformative change”, where the protection of nature would be at the heart of the current choices of governments.
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11:08 – The point in the Great East
Even if the numbers improve, the Grand Est remains one of the regions most affected by the Covid-19. According to the latest assessment by Public Health France, the number of deaths in the region linked to the coronavirus amounted to 2,953. 3,798 people are still hospitalized, including 504 in intensive care.
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10:52 – Avdoralimab and tocilizumab: what difference?
The two treatments have recently been cited as potential remedies against the coronavirus and more specifically against the cytokine storm, corresponding to the worsening of patients with Covid-19. Avdoralimab has yet to be tested in Marseille, while tocilizumab has already been tested in Paris. “This is a process parallel to ours, which may also prove to be complementary, except that we are not targeting the same molecule”, Éric Vivier, scientific director of Innate explained last week to 20 Minutes Pharma and professor at hospitals and the faculty of Marseille.
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10:30 am – How does a coronavirus screening test take place?
If the test is quick, it can still be a little painful in some people. And for good reason, to be able to be tested, it is first of all necessary that a sample is taken. To do this, you have to push a kind of large cotton swab into the nose. The idea is to go far enough to reach the nasopharyngeal area. Asked by franceinfo, Bruno Pozzetto, head of the virology department at the Saint-Etienne teaching hospital, explains: “You have to push the swab down into the back of the throat, beyond the line of the eyes. There is a risk to make the patient cry a little, to hurt him a little, but it’s almost a success factor. “
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10:25 – New Aquitaine, a region little affected by the epidemic
New Aquitaine is among the regions least affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The region has identified 592 hospitalized patients, including 87 in serious condition in intensive care. 350 people died from the epidemic and 1,094 were discharged from the hospital. The Charente has the lowest number of hospitalizations with five people hospitalized, two of whom are in intensive care.
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09:59 – Update on the situation in Bourgogne-France-Comté
In the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, according to the latest figures from Public Health France, 1,143 people are hospitalized for coronavirus, 174 of whom are in intensive care. In the region, since the start of the epidemic, 856 people have died from the coronavirus and 2,495 have been cured. These figures are only for hospital cases.
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09:50 – Coronavirus complicates childbirth
Near Ouest-France, Pr Philippe Deruelle, secretary general of the National College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians, and head of the gynecology-obstetrics pole at the CHU Strasbourg, said that the practitioners were confronted with cases of Covid on women pregnant. “We were very surprised by the discrepancy between our experience and that of the Chinese, who told us that there was no serious form in pregnant women, said the doctor. This is not entirely true. Pregnant women are not more affected or more severely than non-pregnant women (around 10% of severe forms). But when they present a severe form, it is much more complicated to take care of because they carry life “, he said adding: “As for a woman in respiratory distress, she could not give birth. She had to have a cesarean section”.
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09:44 – The objective of 700,000 tests per week is not tenable, according to an expert
Asked on BFMTV about the testing policy which will intensify next week in France, Philippe Frogel, doctor and research director at CNRS, believes that the objective is not tenable. “I think I understand why Olivier Véran is wrong. He confuses our maximum capacities with reality. The reality is that no one seriously in our environment, in public or private, believes that in about a week we will be able to do 700,000 tests. ” The doctor Alain Ducardonnet abounds: “Conceptually 700,000 tests are possible, given the equipment, that is to say the analyzers. But taking into account the problems related to small equipment, reagents, swabs, personnel , organization and logistics, this is less than likely. There will be a gradual increase in power compared to deconfinement, certain regions will need it more than others. “
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09:35 – Cured patients still have not found their sense of smell
Weeks after their contamination with Covid-19, some people still show symptoms, like the journalist Chloé Duval, who explains on France 3, not having found the smell and the taste. “I’m afraid it won’t come back and at the same time, I remain positive,” she explains. Other patients returned home with persistent and particularly intense fatigue. Doctors say they are attentive, and note that it is possible that the coronavirus may cause sequelae.
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09:30 – “The mask does not protect if you do not make the other barrier gestures”
This Monday morning, the Minister of Health took stock of the government’s plan for business activity to return to normal as of May 11. Asked the fact that the wearing of the mask was not imposed to stem the spread of the Covid-19, Muriel Pénicaud replied: “You know, wearing the mask does not protect if you do not make other barrier gestures”. And to specify that the wearing of the mask will be compulsory “during certain situations” in particular for hairdressers and transport trades.
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09:25 – Explanations on the estimated “cases of contamination”
How do you calculate the number of cases of contamination? “The data used to estimate the number of confirmed cases come from several sources,” said the public health reference site. “Between January 21 and March 25, 2020, 25,233 cases of COVID-19 were reported to Public Health France via the GoData application or by transmission from regional public health units in France. Since March 26, 2020, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is estimated at national level taking into account data from medical biology laboratories and patients hospitalized for COVID-19. It has thus been estimated that between January 21 and April 28, 2020, 126,835 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in France “.
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09:13 – How could Bondy’s patient have been infected with coronavirus in December?
On BFMTV, Professor Cohen clearly indicated that the man who contracted Covid-19 and took charge of his service in December had not traveled. “His wife works in a supermarket, at the fish stall. We wondered if it was not related to fish of Chinese origin, but she only works on French products”, a- he indicated. But the latter works with “people of Chinese origin”. And the doctor added: “One wonders if she has not been reached asymptomatically.”
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09:09 – Covid in France in December? Details of Professor Cohen’s revelations
The head of the intensive care unit at Bondy Hospital detailed what was established in his hospital, with the discovery of a case of Covid-19 in December. He explained that tests were done retrospectively, which explains why he could not alert the authorities. “On an idea from Jean-Ralph Zahar, who is our professor of hygiene, we resumed all the PCRs that had been tested in patients who had pneumonia in December and in January for which the diagnosis was negative. patients, we had one that was positive at Covid-19, on December 27, when he was hospitalized with us, at Jean-Verdier, “he said. This patient has been tested twice, and tested positive twice.
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09:02 – What is the outcome of the Covid in the Grand-Est?
According to the latest figures from Public Health France, in the Grand-Est region, the number of people hospitalized is currently 3798, including 504 in intensive care. Since March 1, 2,953 people have died in the coronavirus hospital and 8,313 are out of business.
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9:00 am – Still more than 10,000 cases of Covid in hospital in Île-de-France
In Ile-de-France hospitals, tension is still very high, with a fairly high level of saturation in intensive care units. 10,685 people are still being looked after in hospitals in the region, for Covid, including 1,550 in intensive care. In Paris, 2,177 patients are being treated for coronavirus.
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08:57 – Covid’s epidemic must not prevent return to school, says Gérald Darmanin
“The return of children to school is a social imperative,” hammered the Minister of Public Accounts this Monday morning on the air of BFMTV. “I find it astonishing that certain members of the political class, like Madame Le Pen, request that we postpone the start of the school year until September, as if the elected officials no longer wanted to send the children to school in the Republic”.
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