France: “We must be extremely careful”, on the peak of the Coronavirus epidemic, says the Director General of the ARS Ile-de-France
Paris: The Director General of the Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency, Aurélien Rousseau, was invited on Saturday on franceinfo to discuss the Coronavirus crisis
Ile-de-France is approaching the peak of the epidemic, confirms this Saturday morning the Director General of the Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency on franceinfo. But for Aurélien Rousseau, ” you have to be extremely careful. ”
“For the past two days, we have seen a slowdown in the growth in the number of cases arriving in intensive care, this does not mean that this number is decreasing, but that it is increasing more slowly.“, Says the director general of ARS, who believes that” we can expect a peak in the next few days. “
This peak is not just a peak and behind it goes down, it is a peak which announces a plateau and a plateau, it can be very long. Aurélien Rousseau at franceinfo
So this peak shouldn’t create relief, ” much less a relaxation in confinement “. “Because if this peak is there, indeed, this Monday, April 6, it will mean that there will be around 2,300-2,400 people in intensive care in Ile de France, that is to say far beyond of our normal capabilities. We are not in a position to take the slightest little wave more. “The Director General of ARS hammers him, “Containment must remain the rule, otherwise the entire health system will be endangered. “
Ile-de-France, he says, has enough masks for its health facilities, announces the Director General of ARS Ile-de-France. “All health establishments have masks and stock of masks for the coming period”, assures Aurélien Rousseau, even if he concedes that the stock of other health materials is very tight, in particular ” medication “, “Over-blouses”, “respirators”.
‘’ The number of patients in intensive care is incomparable with everything we could have imagined, continues Aurélien Rousseau. And it’s simultaneously in all European countries, and even in all countries of the world. So, it’s a fight. ” Aurélien Rousseau at franceinfo
Asked about the government’s about-face about wearing masks, the Director General of the ARS Ile-de-France replied that, ” developments are not always reversals. “After the Academy of Medicine, it is the turn of the number 2 of the Ministry of Health, Bruno Salomon, to encourage the French to wear masks “Alternative”. “There are things that we did not decide three months ago, that does not mean that we were wrong not to do it, it is also that we did not know. There are things we are able to do today because we have complementary data or because we have complementary resources. “, Explains Aurélien Rousseau.
The Director General of ARS warns: “Surgical masks or, a fortiori, FFP2 masks must be reserved as a priority for caregivers, those who are in contact with Covid people and who care for them. “ He also warns about compliance with barrier gestures, “the virus is a lot on the hands”. ” Because you are wearing a mask, you shouldn’t think you can get close to people, that you have to wash your hands less. “
‘’ Respect for barrier gestures is for everyone, and it will last for weeks and weeks ‘’. Aurélien Rousseau at franceinfo
From Monday, city laboratories will be able to carry out screening tests against the coronavirus. ” The extension is welcome, it was expected “, rejoices Aurélien Rousseau, but “We must continue to prioritize these tests towards the most vulnerable people, caregivers, people in nursing homes so that these tests can then be used to better protect others and better care for people who are possibly sick. “
Source: franceinfo 04/04/2020
