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Health: Paris hospitals still among the world's best in several specialties

According to the American magazine Newsweek, several AP-HP hospitals are still well placed in the rankings of the world's best hospitals, particularly in neurology, oncology and cardiology.

Covid: “Encouraging signals” announcing the end of the fifth wave, the AP-HP claims

AP-HP Director General Martin Hirsch wrote in an internal email there were “encouraging signals” about the Covid-19 epidemic. Is this the beginning of the end of the fifth wave in France?

Covid: the hospital “will not be able to cope with a fourth wave”, Jean-Michel Constantin finds

This Thursday April 29, as Emmanuel Macron was revealing his lockdown exit plan in the press – despite the many Covid cases still occurring in the country – hospitals warn in the event of a fourth wave, they might not be able to cope with it.

Coronavirus: Île-de-France schools to close this week?

The coronavirus epidemic is highly worrying in Île-de-France, and particularly in schools. Despite reinforced health protocol, are schools to close this week in the Paris area?

Coronavirus in Île-de-France: hospitals to be overwhelmed within two weeks, ICU patients to be sorted out?

Île-de-France coronavirus epidemic situation worsens. According to AP-HP crisis directors, the hospital pressure is such they might be overwhelmed within two weeks. Doctors then may have to sort ICU patients out.

Covid: Île-de-France hospitals soon to cancel 80% of medical procedures

For the latest weekly press brief, held this Thursday March 25, Olivier Véran announced that Île-de-France hospitals might soon have to cancel 80% of medical procedures. Île-de-France regional health agency (ARS) already gave the “strong order”, in early March, to hospitals and clinics in the region, to cancel about half of their medical and surgical procedures to give room for Covid sick in intensive care units.

Covid: eight to twelve “very intense” weeks in hospitals, nurses say

In Île-de-France, the new surge in the Covid-19 epidemic amid the third wave is being noticed in the region’s hospitals, so much the pressure on intensive care units reaches the same admission peaks as the first two waves. Exhausted, nurses warn about the exceptional length of the very intense activity in hospitals, “for eight to twelve weeks”, Pr. Stéphane Gaudry says.

Hospital-acquired Covid: 30% of deaths or severe cases have been infected at the hospital

Catching coronavirus at the doctor or at the hospital? With 44,401 Covid-19 hospital-acquired cases reported, we knew Covid-19 will likely be a hospital-acquired disease. A Scottish study shows that 30% of people dead or several infected with coronavirus have caught the virus at the hospital.

Covid: hospitals urged to move to “crisis organization”

In order to face a likely “new epidemic wave”, the Health Minister urged hospitals to move by February 18 to “crisis organization”. This is what Journal du Dimanche said this February 14. Here is more on the matter.

Covid: oxygen shortages likely to occur across the world

To treat Covid-19 sick, hospitals across the world use a lot of oxygen for lack of anything better. As exposed by Le Parisien, some areas in South America and Africa are starting to lack pure air.

Coronavirus: these digital initiatives aiming at making caregivers’ work easier

Everything is good to fight against coronavirus, this explains the many digital initiatives aiming at making caregivers’ work easier multiplying. Here is what you should know!

Coronavirus: “it will be no tsunami, but the bathtub will overflow” Professor Adnet says

Hospitals are bracing themselves as a new wave of coronavirus cases is coming… In an interview with Ouest France, professor Frédéric Adnet – head of the emergency unit at the Avicenne hospital and medical head of the Samu de Seine-Saint-Denis – returned on the current health situation and on the fears of seeing hospitals – already under pressure – be overwhelmed.

Coronavirus: the white plan reactivated in Île-de-France hospitals

As 40% of ICU beds in Île-de-France are currently occupied by Covid patients, Ile-de-France health agency director general Aurélien Rousseau says on Twitter he “asked heads of the regional health facilities to set the white plan off to unite their resources and anticipate the days to come”.

Coronavirus: what are the closed public places facemasks are mandatory in?

Facemasks are now mandatory in closed public places from Monday July 20, 2020 in France. Health Minister Olivier Véran shared the list of places concerned. Here there are.

Coronavirus: slight epidemic recovery in Parisian hospitals according to Oliver Veran

The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, spoke to France Inter on Thursday 16 July about "weak signals of epidemic recovery" in Parisian hospitals and called on the French to remain "vigilant".

Coronavirus in Île-de-France: hospitals still under pressure but an “overall positive signal”

How will the Covid-19 map look like when Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will present it on May 28 when presenting on the second phase of containment exit? Will Paris and Île-de-France turn green? According to Ile-de-France Health Agency director Aurélien Rousseau, “there are reasons to be optimistic”. If some hospitals are still under pressure, he speaks about an “overall positive signal”.

Coronavirus: 25 new clusters since containment exit has started

Will containment exit happen along with a second contamination wave? Health minister Olivier Véran has just announced that 25 new clusters in France were reported, including three in Ile-de-France in a home for young workers in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine.

Coronavirus: 50,000 tests a day per day by late April aimed

Following the new address on March 28th at Matignon, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and Health Minister Olivier Véran have unveiled their strategy to fight against coronavirus in France. In addition to ordering a billion facemasks to China, the government also announces the multiplication of tests in the country with a goal of “50,000 tests a day by late April” thanks to RT-PCR tests. Here’s an update.

Coronavirus: Île-de-France hospitals soon to be overcrowded?

Are Île-de-France and Parisian hospitals soon to be crowded because of coronavirus? This is what seem to be suggesting several health professionals already figuring out solutions to address the problem… Let’s have a look on the situation!