- The coronavirus has not left the Grand Est, an area already hard hit.
- Authorities have noted an increase in cases. The "R0", which measures the average number of people infected by a patient, has risen over the past three weeks from 0.72 to 0.84, then to 0.98 last Friday.
- The authorities have insisted: social distancing measures must always be respected.
The authorities of the Grand Est called on Monday for vigilance and respect for barrier gestures after having noted in recent days an increase in the number of cases of Covid-19 in the region.
“A relaxation has been observed almost everywhere. The virus is still circulating, ”warned the prefect of the Grand Est, Josiane Chevalier. She called for "individual responsibility: we will not succeed without good citizenship, everyone's responsibility". "Confinement costs 10 billion euros per week, hence the importance of prevention," she added.
"A less favorable development, which is not catastrophic"
The Grand Est has been one of the regions most affected by the coronavirus epidemic and while the situation has improved significantly, health authorities have observed an increase in the number of cases in recent days. Thus, the "R0", which measures the average number of people infected by a patient, has risen over the past three weeks from 0.72 to 0.84, then to 0.98 last Friday.
“It is true that in France it is well above 1 everywhere. All of our indicators were green in the region, but we have seen some tremors since July 14, "said Marie-Ange Desailly-Chanson, director of the Regional Health Agency (ARS) Grand Est.
"There is a less favorable development, which is not catastrophic," said Michel Vernay, epidemiologist and head of Public Health France in the Grand Est. "From July 13 to 19, we observed 298 new cases diagnosed in the region, whereas the previous week we had only 156. Very clearly, we doubled last week," he added. , noting however that for the time being there was no abnormal activity in the resuscitation services.
"Don't play Russian roulette"
"There is one thing that I see reappearing and which is to be banished, these are the kisses: stop kissing, this is how the virus is transmitted", further insisted the director of the ARS. And she would like young people to be more careful: "Do not play Russian roulette, this disease is dangerous, you can end up in intensive care or die even if you are young. "
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