Like an impression of relentlessly seeing the same film again,”

Le Monde.

After several weeks of calm on the health crisis front, France must face a new upsurge in the Covid-19 epidemic. While the country does not experience a large-scale outbreak, it does not escape the resurgence of the virus in several European countries, in particular those in the East, hard hit by the fifth wave. (…) Slowly but surely, the virus is regaining ground. To the point that France is today 'on alert', government spokesman Gabriel Attal said the day before yesterday, stressing that the number of new cases 'increased very strongly'. An evolution that has cause for concern, without causing panic at the top of the State,

The world.

If the time is for 'vigilance', Emmanuel Macron believes that 'the situation is not out of control', indicates his entourage.

While waiting for the next health defense council, scheduled for November 24 around the Head of State, the executive considers that France is not in such an alarming situation as some of its neighbors, thanks to 'a high rate of vaccination of the population 'and the implementation' very early 'of the health pass. 

 the danger is very real

Liberation.

a rebound in contamination in the coming weeks. To this, several explanations,

the obvious relaxation of barrier gestures, the drop in temperatures which pushes to ventilate the interiors less, the persistence of vaccine mistrust, and the gradual drop in antibodies in those who have had their disease. second injection six months or more ago, especially older ones. The Head of State was therefore right, on November 9 in his speech, to encourage those over 50 to carry out their booster dose. But,

Liberation, by diluting this short statement in a long electoral campaign speech, he seemed to minimize a danger that risks becoming very real if everyone does not do their part.

This new alert shows that we will indeed have to live with this virus and its various variants in the years to come, and even with others that may emerge. 

iberation

investment in research and especially the strengthening of the public hospital must become absolute priorities.

We can see that it is cracking on all sides and that it could not, as it stands, cope with a wave comparable to the one we experienced in 2020.

Le Parisien

the fifth wave of Covid-19 spoil Christmas?"

As the end of the year holidays loom, many people prefer not to plan anything, resigned and worried about this new rebound in the epidemic.

Others, however, want to be resolutely optimistic after disrupted 2020 holidays and without a vaccine. 

 I do not sound the alarm on principle," he

I list the factors of fragility.

What will the vaccination rate be at that time?

How intense will the circulation of other viruses be?

What condition will the hospital be in?

There are three uncertainties.

It could very well be, or very badly.

It is therefore absolutely essential to take measures now which will be somewhat restrictive, rather than finding ourselves in a dramatic situation which would force much harsher measures to be taken.

All over the world, the announced wave is taking on an unexpected scale,

Le Figaro. Energy, cereals, raw materials, industry, services, transport… everything is booming far beyond what we imagined. Unsurprisingly, employees are claiming their due. Slowly but surely, the spiral of inflation, this disease eradicated in the mid-1980s after so much devastation, is taking place. This news has everything of a time bomb,

Le Figaro. Once firefighters, central banks are becoming arsonists: the dumpsters of money that they pour into the economy to support activity are now fueling soaring prices. And encourages the blindness of unbridled finance.