PHOTO AP In Brooklyn’s poor Brownsville neighborhood, which has a population of 76% black, life expectancy is 74.1 years, one of the lowest in New York. – FRANCE MEDIA AGENCY Posted on October 14, 2015 at 5:12 p.m. – – – New York is a city of sometimes dizzying inequalities, and residents of a very … Read more
“Should we put the mask here?” It’s not so convenient with these elastics. ” At 86 years old, Mireille does so, but thinks no less before lining up in the queue under the arches of the town hall of Kaysersberg-Vignoble (Haut-Rhin), which stretches out into the street. “There are often people before 10 a.m. and … Read more
Optimistic hospital data, controlled clusters and an end to the state of health emergency announced for July 10: in France, the Covid-19 epidemic seems to continue its decline with no visible sign of rebound. How to explain it? Is the episode short-lived or impossible to assess? Epidemiologist Antoine Flahault, professor of public health and director … Read more
Question asked by Kevin on 04/07/2020 Hello, You are referring to a press release from the SUD federation of postal and telecommunications activities, published on Monday. Entitled “Mind-blowing, the Post Office hides millions of masks“, The press release, taken up in particular by rebellious deputy Alexis Corbière, writes that the Post Office has 24 million … Read more
It was a month ago. An eternity since the Covid-19 turned time upside down. This Wednesday, March 4, the seven main candidates for mayor of Paris are debating for the first time on a television set. We are talking about social housing, garbage collection and greening, but already, the new coronavirus invites itself in the … Read more
Does France have enough protective masks to cope with the wave of coronavirus cases? While the country has been confined since Tuesday and the epidemic has already killed 450 people in the territory, the question is on everyone’s lips. In recent days, testimonies are pouring in on tense situations, even shortages, to equip professionals in … Read more
For oppositions, the sacred union does not exclude criticism. Still on the common front against the epidemic, the right and left criticize the management by the executive of the stocks of sanitary masks. Deploring the fact that too many professions exposed to the public, even to the sick, are still lacking. “Dozens of elected officials … Read more
Eric d’Ortenzio is an epidemiologist at Inserm and coordinator of the Reacting network, a multidisciplinary consortium responsible for coordinating research in the face of health crises. For him, the coronavirus epidemic will last. Should France fear an Italian scenario facing the coronavirus? It is clear that we are heading towards a national epidemic and that … Read more
Question asked Hello, While there are now 178 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and four deaths in France, the country has entered stage 2 of the epidemic situation. In this context, you asked us if the virus has a chance of disappearing with rising temperatures. “Some respiratory viruses have a seasonality in France, finds with CheckNews … Read more
like animal The World Health Organization (WHO) reminded him as early as January 12: “The data seem to clearly indicate that the outbreak is associated with exposures at a fish market in Wuhan” (see: Hubei). The hypothesis of a zoonosis, a disease transmitted by animals, is therefore preferred. February 7, the scientific journal Nature asks: … Read more