At the front line since the start of the coronavirus epidemic, hospital staff are today exhausted. While the number of patients admitted to intensive care has been declining for several days, they hope to be able to take their summer holidays soon. The latter will however be conditioned on the absence of a "second wave". "I would like us to avoid calling them back on their holidays," warns the director general of the Bordeaux University Hospital, Yann Bubien, at the microphone of Europe 1. "If we do, there will really have to be a significant epidemic peak. "
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A crisis unit is held every morning at the Bordeaux University Hospital. For its Director General, the main challenge is to have the means and sufficient hospital staff to deal with the epidemic. Summer vacation is now a concern for exhausted caregivers. "We don't know if we're going to have [...] frequent peaks of activity", assures Yann Bubien, continuing: "Today, everyone is planning their holidays, rather in the region. "
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Hospital practitioners are well aware that the evolution of the epidemic could jeopardize their leave, or at least shorten it. All assure that they will respond present in the event of a rebound: "I think that the holidays will be taken, but taking into account the continuity of care", explains a nurse. "It will depend a lot on the behavior of our fellow citizens, it is necessary that the barrier measures become part of the habits."
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"By always keeping an eye on what's going on", summer may be less relaxing for many of them. They will probably have to be reachable by phone and ready to join their service at the CHU if the number of patients unfortunately starts to rise again.