Covid: “the real Delta variant wave is coming, it’s the 5th wave” says Delfraissy – Sortaparis

The health situation is deteriorating in France. With a significant rise in new cases of covid-19 in the country, and a incidence rate now over 200 in a third of French departments, the epidemic is once again gaining ground. After the “small wave“summer,”the real Delta variant wave is coming, it’s the fifth wave“, moreover affirmed Jean-Francois Delfraissy, President of the Scientific Council, during a conference organized by the Order of Pharmacists in Paris on November 22, 2021.

So, what to expect for the coming weeks? Should we fear a saturation of health establishments? According to him, this 5th wave will have “a significant impact“on hospitals, so far spared. According to his estimates,”1000 to 1500 hospitalizations per day“could be recorded, and this”for several weeks“. But the professor wants to be reassuring by indicating that the peak hospitalizations of this 5th wave will be ” much more limited »Than that of the 3rd wave last spring.

However, this November 22, Jean-Francois Delfraissy wanted to alert caregivers, predicting that they would ” live that for several weeks “, And even evoking” not easy weeks around Christmas “. Estimates shared by the AP-HP. According to the Hospitals of Paris, the epidemic peak of this fifth wave would be expected by the end of December or January.

Covid – Fifth wave: a peak in hospitalizations by the end of December or January according to the AP-HP
It’s official, France has entered a fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic. So when could the peak be reached? According to the Hospitals of Paris, it would be expected by the end of December or January. [Lire la suite]

So what can be done to limit contamination and hospitalizations? During this conference organized by the Order of Pharmacists, Jean-Francois Delfraissy felt that “ the vaccine will not be enough “, Adding that it will be necessary” put back restrictions “, like “ wearing a mask », Again mandatory outdoors in 28 departments of France.