Covid-19: the peak of the fourth wave could be reached “in a few days”, according to Olivier Véran – franceinfo

Olivier Véran is confident. The peak of the fourth wave could be reached “in a few days”, announced Monday, August 23 the Minister of Health on the set of BFMTV. “What the Institut Pasteur tells us, (is that) we could have reached the peak of resuscitation in a few days and then we could have a stabilization of entries and exits in intensive care, that is to say that we avoids the saturation of hospitals and then we could hope for a decrease “, he explained.

According to the latest report published by Public Health France, 2 215 patients are currently hospitalized in intensive care and intensive care units. All services combined, 11,0007 people are hospitalized for Covid-19.

Although he was confident about the peak of the fourth wave, Olivier Véran hastened to put a “flat”, with the start of the school year and the return of holidaymakers. According to the Minister of Health, “the impact of vaccination”, “the impact of the health pass” and “our ability to test the French” allow however “to look ahead with less concern than a month before the French went on vacation”.

Asked about the situation in Guadeloupe and Martinique, Olivier Véran explained that “the hospitals are packed”. And to add: “we can see the difference between a vaccinated territory [la France hexagonale] and one that is not. “