“We are facing a difficult situation.
And with the holidays, this situation is even more tense” in the face of three “overlapping” epidemics, of bronchiolitis, Covid-19 and influenza, “which is particularly hard this year”.
Following this statement, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called for vaccination and the wearing of a mask a few days before the end of the year celebrations.
“All of this puts very strong pressure on our health system, on our health establishments, on all health professionals who, once again, find themselves on the front line in the face of a much larger influx […] on the rise from 20 to 30%”, underlined Elisabeth Borne, expressing the “support” and the “solidarity” of the government to the nursing staff.
Questioning around “white plans”
At his side, during a steering meeting of the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Ile-de-France, the Minister of Health François Braun was "delighted, with regard to the city medicine, that the main doctors' unions did not call a strike between Christmas and New Year".
Asked about the possibility of triggering “white plans” to recall staff to hospitals, the Prime Minister clarified that during this meeting at the ARS, everyone was “aware (…) of the fact that caregivers also needed to rest.
“It is really within each establishment that the situation must be assessed,” added the head of government.
Faced with this triple epidemic, the Committee for monitoring and anticipating health risks (Covars) recommended on Monday to “amplify as quickly as possible” barrier gestures and vaccination, without pronouncing for or against an obligation to wear the mask in closed places.
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