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The Covid-19 epidemic is under control in France, although the virus continues to circulate in the country, according to Jean-François Delfraissy, president of the Scientific Council that advises the French Government in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

"It can be said that the epidemic is currently under control" in France, Delfraissy said on Friday. The President of the Scientific Council explained that this does not mean that the covid-19 has completely disappeared from the national territory. The virus "continues to circulate, especially in certain regions, obviously more in the Parisian region than in southwestern France, but it circulates at a slow speed," the expert said in statements to France Inter radio.

Delfraissy gave some data showing the evolution of the epidemic in France. "Where before there were close to several tens of thousands of cases, around the 80,000 new cases daily in early March, we estimate that we are now around 1,000 cases, more or less . This shows that there is a significant reduction", explained this immunology specialist.

Also now doctors and authorities are more prepared than to start the pandemic to fight the coronavirus. "We have the tools to detect these new cases. We have the tests, then we have an entire contact isolation and contact system, which obviously allows us to avoid the spread" of the coronavirus, added Professor Delfraissy, who, however, does not rule out that the virus can return in the autumn, with more or less intensity.

The French Scientific Council released a report on Thursday with recommendations to prepare for "four likely scenarios" in the coming months after the de-escalation. A first scenario would be an epidemic under control with localized clusters that can be controlled. A second scenario would be the emergence of critical clusters that need to be confined locally. A third scenario would be an explosion of the epidemic but a slow degradation of the indicators, such as, for example, the number of hospitalizations; and a fourth scenario, the one they hope to avoid, a critical degradation.

"We say it clearly, we think that scenario number one, that is, control of the epidemic, is the most likely, " said Delfraissy. Despite his optimism, the President of the Scientific Council believes that there must be prepared for any of these scenarios.

"Whatever happens, we will not be able to return to a general confinement in France," even in the event of a second wave of coronaviruses, this expert told the Le Parisien newspaper. "The first time, it was essential, we had no choice, but the price to pay is high. The population would surely not accept it, the economic consequences would be serious and, even from a health point of view, it is not desirable. Let us not forget that Outside of covid, there are other patients who have had diagnostic delays during this period, "he added.

The President of the Scientific Council that advises President Emmanuel Macron considers that during this period, special attention must be paid to the situation in nursing homes and in large, densely populated cities.

All French people who wish to do so can download from Tuesday on their mobile phones StopCovid, the French government's mobile application for tracking contacts to combat the coronavirus. The objective of this application is to break the chains of contagion.

France, with 29,065 deaths and 152,444 confirmed cases of covid-19, is the third European country with the highest number of deaths from coronavirus, after the United Kingdom (39,987) and Italy (33,689). Spain, with 27,133 deaths, is in fourth place.

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