Posted in: 20/11/2020 – 18:00
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Health Minister Olivier Ferrand said Thursday that “the mental health of the French has deteriorated significantly between the end of September and the beginning of November.” On Tuesday, the Director-General of French Health, Jerome Salomon, spoke of a “significant increase in depression” due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.
Minister began French healthThursday, 19 November, his weekly press briefing, dealing with the psychological state of the French associated COVID-19 pandemic. “The mental health of the French deteriorated significantly between the end of September and early November,” he said.
The minister added, “There has been a noticeable increase in depressive syndromes” in recent weeks, “for all social and demographic groups.” He added, “It appears more among people in difficult financial situations, and also among young people between the ages of 18 and 24 years, and finally for people who have already announced a history of depression.”
Thus Olivier Ferrand confirms the statements made on Tuesday by the Director-General of Health, Jerome Salomon, who spoke of a “significant increase in the incidence of depression”.
The Minister of Health continued by saying that “the psychological impact of the epidemic and quarantine is realistic,” and he also spoke of “a noticeable increase in cases of concern” in France “since the end of August.” Olivier Ferrand indicated that the “restrictions imposed” on the French as the quarantine continued, “were not simple or without consequences.” He explained, “The government has never overlooked this (psychological) dimension of the health crisis.”
French text: France 24 | Arabic text: Hussein Emara
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