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August 11, 2021 The health situation in the French Antilles "extremely serious". The Delta variant is running so fast that a hundred beds in intensive care are reopening, but they are already saturated. Last night, Guadeloupe was at over 1,700 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, Martinique at 1165. Obviously, there is the number of deaths each day that demonstrates the severity and violence of the wave. The French minister in charge of the overseas territories, Sebastien Lecornu on a "crisis mission" arrived with 274 doctors and health personnel and 60 firefighters.
tourists leave the islands
Tourists have been advised to leave the beaches. "The trip, the president of Entreprises Du Voyage told Radio France Info, will be reimbursed in full by your tour operator or travel agency ".
The wave of infections and lockdown
Minister Sebastien Lecornu interviewed by France Presse, spoke of an “extremely serious” situation, explaining that “the Delta variant is more contagious and affects a population that is not protected enough. It must also be remembered that the population of the Antilles is elderly, therefore more fragile, with respiratory difficulties or other more serious forms than in other territories. "Therefore, a more rigid lockdown is triggered with the closure of non-food shops and limitation of travel to a maximum of one kilometer from his home
President Macron
President Emmanuel Macron has convened a new health defense council on the "dramatic situation" linked to the coronavirus in Guadeloupe and Martinique. Also on the table is the situation in the south of France, the implementation of the health pass which came into force last Monday and the evolution of the vaccination campaign