Coronavirus in Ile-de-France: A hospital situation "extremely tense", according to Jean Castex -

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The hospital situation is "extremely tense in Ile-de-France" because of the Covid-19, and we must "be ready at any time to take additional measures", said Jean Castex on Friday during a visit to the Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris.

"We are monitoring this situation from day to day to be ready at any time to take the measures that it calls for", declared the Prime Minister during a short statement at the exit.

"There are deprogramming, there will be transfers," he recalled.

25,000 additional doses of vaccine in Ile-de-France

“At the same time, we are continuing to vaccinate.

Today was a record day, "with" over 300,000 people vaccinated for the first time since the start, "he said.

"This weekend, in Ile-de-France, we will accelerate vaccination like last weekend, with 25,000 additional doses", added the Prime Minister, come "to bring a message of support to all staff" and who will visit a private clinic in Seine-Saint-Denis on Saturday.

"Younger patients, more serious forms"

Jean Castex began his visit with the intensive care unit, surrounded in particular by the director general of the AP-HP Martin Hirsch and the first deputy at the City of Paris Emmanuel Grégoire (PS).

One of the doctors, Alexandre Demoule, spoke to them about “younger patients who have more serious forms”.

The "average length of service is 14.6 days, that's an eternity," noted the head of the service, Thomas Similowski.

"These are people who will take months or even years to recover," according to Doctor Demoule.

“We are between 20 and 30% deprogramming” of non-urgent activities to make room for Covid patients.

“It is played in bed close,” also indicated Martin Hirsch.

In the respiratory rehabilitation department, visited in the wake, “we have four beds closed out of twelve for lack of paramedical personnel.

We are exhausting our teams, ”said a doctor.

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