Tired by the first epidemic wave, the nursing staff are working just in time.
While new contaminations are always more numerous and that some hospitals reach saturation point, the head of the emergency department of the CHRU of Lille, Patrick Goldstein, is raising a cry of alarm.
Visiting Pontoise hospital on Friday, Emmanuel Macron appealed to the French, urging them to "protect caregivers" in the face of Covid-19.
While more than 40,000 new contaminations have been recorded on the territory in the last 24 hours, and that two-thirds of the population are affected by the curfew, hospital staff are already in high demand.
"We would all like to find a normal life," says Patrick Goldstein, head of the emergency department of the Lille CHRU, at the microphone of Europe 1.
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"Honestly, I'm sick of it"
"I am very worried because we are on something which is going to be more complicated than the first time, which is going to be much longer, at a time when the staff are tired."
Sometimes overworked, no longer counting their hours to the detriment of their family life, the caregivers hope to be able to take care of their patients "normally" during this second wave.
However, some hospitals are already reaching saturation point and the first transfers between regions since the first wave are gradually being organized.
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Patrick Goldstein therefore launches an appeal to respect health measures.
He thus testifies to his anger at certain behaviors aimed at circumventing the curfew: "It's totally inconsistent ... sincerely, I'm fed up", he blurted out.
"People in the hospital don't give a damn about being applauded at 8 p.m. If you want to be of service to them, you have to obey all the security measures. The curfew and all the rest."