Should France be placed in quarantine like Italy? For a Parisian doctor, the answer is yes. In addition, it again warns of the dangerousness of the Covid-19 and provides information that many are still unaware of.
Covid-19, deceitful, more contagious and more deadly than the flu
While France is not yet in stage 3 of the Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic, the toll is increasing day by day. According to the latest assessment, our country counts 2,876 confirmed cases, including 129 in serious condition and 61 deaths. On March 12, 2020, President Emmanuel Macron however announced the closure of all nurseries, schools, colleges, high schools and universities. At the same time, Le Parisien published an article recounting the testimony of Gilles Pialoux, head of the infectiology service at Tenon hospital in Paris. For this professional, France should be placed in quarantine.
He explains that his service is stressed with the arrival of many sick people every day. Gilles Pialoux recalls that while 80% of cases are mild, the Covid-19 coronavirus is more contagious and more deadly than a simple flu. In addition, the expert recalls the difficulty linked to certain cases in China. Indeed, some patients seemed to be getting better and then relapsed for about a week before being placed in intensive care. “A patient can be fine and suddenly, the second week, on the 8th or 10th day, he finds himself in intensive care”. The Covid-19 can be very deceitful as evidenced by the presence of asymptomatic people. Seeming in good health, they nevertheless carry the virus and are contagious.
Younger patients in intensive care
Gilles Pialoux also indicates that the profile of people admitted to intensive care is changing. A few days ago, the people arriving in his department were frail or in respiratory distress. Now it’s not uncommon for people 30 or 40 with no medical history are also admitted. “The profile of people admitted to intensive care is changing. (…) It is no longer rare to see young people aged 30 or 40, without pathology (…) This is the reality on the ground. The circle is widening ”, he declares to the Parisian. If the virus does not mutate, no one really knows yet why the virus also attacks younger children.
A warning to be reminded of Emmanuel Macron in his speech: “We must prepare for a second wave which will affect, a little later, younger people who are a priori less exposed to the disease but who will also have to be treated”.
Jean-Michel Constantin, deputy secretary general of the French Society of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, believes that the contamination is such that some young people develop critical form of the disease. However, 80% of people in serious condition are ultimately out of the woods. But if it’s not about lung damage after healing, these people will however be exhausted for six months. They will in particular have to undergo a period of rehabilitation due to neuromuscular damage, he specifies.
With 135,000 cases for approximately 5,000 deaths worldwide, the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic continues. However, after the improvement in the situation in China, some countries such as South Korea have set an example in managing this health crisis.
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