Health Minister Olivier Véran said on Sunday that there was "a form of slowdown" in the progression of the Covid-19 epidemic in France, but that it was too early to draw conclusions on the effectiveness re-containment.
Olivier Véran observes a "tremor".
According to the Minister of Health, who spoke on Sunday in the program "Political Questions", the measures taken "have made it possible to have a form of slowing down in the progression of the epidemic but it is too early to judge the 'effect of re-containment'.
France has just crossed the barrier of 40,000 dead from the coronavirus and counted more than 60,000 cases of contamination on Friday in 24 hours.
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"By the end of the week, we will have consolidated data", which will allow us to assess the situation, but "anyway there will be an increase in hospitalizations and resuscitations in the coming days since it is a reflection of the epidemic situation before confinement, "he added.
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