Manon Fossat 8:40 a.m., December 27, 2021, modified at 8:42 a.m., December 27, 2021
More than 100,000 cases of Covid-19 were recorded in 24 hours on Saturday.
A contamination record broken for France.
Invited on Europe Matin Monday, the epidemiologist and teacher-researcher Pascal Crépey noted that the south of France is particularly affected by the fifth wave and that the hospital tension is very high.
The Omicron variant is spreading explosively across the country and the number of contaminations is breaking records.
Faced with the situation, Emmanuel Macron will chair a new health defense council this Monday afternoon.
Invited on Europe Matin on Monday, the epidemiologist and teacher-researcher Pascal Crépey, said that hospital saturation is inevitable in the south of France.
"When we look at the hospital blood pressure figures, we see that the south of France is already in a very difficult position. In Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, they have already reached 99% of their initial resuscitation capacity and have already started to transfer patients to other regions. Auvergne Rhône-Alpes is not much better since they are over 80%, and in the PACA region we are already reaching historic highs ", a- he judged.
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