On the 7th day of deconfinement, this is the question that many French people ask themselves. When will we know whether or not the epidemic is worryingly resuming? “For the moment, clusters are still a result of the previous epidemic (…). We will have the answer in the next two weeks because we will have sufficient latency to see if clinical signs appear. Next week is going to be an important test. If we see more contamination, it’s a bad sign“, Explain Gilbert Deray, head of the nephrology department at the Paris Pitié-Salpetrière hospital, duplex in the 8 o’clock newspaper.
“About 40% of patients are completely asymptomatic”
“The third week is going to be crucial. We invite people to stay in deconfinement but with all the gestures proposed“, explains the professor. Should France broaden its testing policy?”We should, because we know that about 40% of patients are completely asymptomatic. In the homes just mentioned, there were people who were not confined because they worked. As the virus is highly contagious, consideration should be given to carrying out systematic screening tests (…). You have to test a lot more than you do, that’s the key“, specifies Gilbert Deray.
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