fire extinguished, safety instructions, pollution … Update on the situation

In the aftermath of the spectacular fire in a chemical factory classified as particularly dangerous in Rouen, in Seine-Maritime, which did not make any victims, concerns remain about the health and ecological consequences of this industrial accident and the safety of the site . Created in 1954 on the banks of the Seine, left bank, … Read more

Two studies launched on the persistence and resurgence of Covid-19 symptoms

Professor Dominique Salmon-Ceron, infectious disease specialist at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Paris, announced Friday, May 22, in Le Parisien, the launch of two studies designed to study the persistence and resurgence of symptoms in patients with Covid-19, in order to better understand these phenomena observed in recent weeks by several doctors and scientists. The first … Read more

increased hospital mortality from choloroquine and hydroxychloroquine

Analysis of nearly 15,000 Covid-19 patients treated with these drugs within 24 hours of diagnosis shows a significant increase in mortality. –The study was published on May 22 in the leading scientific journal The Lancet. JUSTIN SULLIVAN / AFP This is not yet the signal for the complete cessation of the use of chloroquine or … Read more

the French National Authority for Health warns against the use of self-tests

We have “A very large arsenal in France for serological tests”, indicated the Pr Dominique Le Guludec, President of the French National Authority for Health (HAS), delivering his opinion on rapid tests on May 18. These allow you to know, from a drop of blood taken at your fingertip, whether a person has encountered the … Read more

a “usual state of air quality” after the fire

The results – eagerly awaited – of the first analyzes of deposits and concentrations of toxins in the air following the fire at the Lubrizol factory on September 26 in Rouen were made public on Saturday afternoon by the prefect of the department during a press conference. These analyzes, which are available on the prefecture’s … Read more

adolescent dies from serious coronavirus-related illness

A 14-year-old adolescent with no underlying pathology died in the United Kingdom from an inflammatory disease with symptoms close to Kawasaki disease, probably linked to the new coronavirus, according to his medical team, cited in particular by the journal The Lancet. The teenager was part of a group of eight children with this rare disease, … Read more

Chinese Academy of Sciences: the source of coronavirus was not the seafood market in Wuhan

The source of the coronavirus COVID-19 was not the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, as previously thought, a report from scientists from the tropical botanical garden at the Chinese Academy of Sciences said. The transmission of the virus in China began in November or early December 2019, scientists say. “A new type of coronavirus entered … Read more