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"Yes, we will be ready," said Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday about a possible second wave of the coronavirus. But the President of the Republic did not specify when. "Currently, this day, we are not ready," said as a response to the head of state, Yannick Gottwales, who heads the emergency department of Colmar hospital, at Europe 1, Wednesday. The optimism of the first, which wanted to be very reassuring during his interview of July 14, therefore contrasts with the skepticism of the second.
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The problem, "these are the masks, surgical or FFP2", explains Yannick Gottwales. "For the moment, we have very little visibility on a return to normal. Even though we want to buy respirators, you have a global crisis where everyone wants the same equipment at the same time. Impossible to answer. Maybe in September, we will be there. But today, no, "insists the doctor.
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For his part, the head of the Mulhouse emergency department, epicenter of the first wave, says he is ready, even if everything is not perfect. "There are problems with the overcoats, as we initially had them, but we have found derivative means, in particular short sleeve overcoats, with oversleeves if necessary, which allow the staff to act in peace and protection ", ensures Marc Noizet.
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Staff who, in Mulhouse as in Colmar, need rest, say the heads of department. The later the second wave, if any, is delayed - at least after the long vacation - the less stressful it will be for caregivers.