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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 virus is not under control” in Île-de-France, Martin Hirsch warns

As a likely third lockdown is taking shape in Île-de-France, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris director considers the epidemic is currently escalating in the Paris area. Lockdown at weekends at least, and extended at beast, are the two options he favors.

Covid: Martin Hirsch fears boom in ICU admissions in early April

As new decisions might be made in the coming hours to curb the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic in Île-de-France, Martin Hirsch shared his concerns this March 17 on RTL. AP-HP director fears a boom in ICU admissions. According to Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris’s predictions, up to 2,800 patients might be hospitalized in intensive care in early April.

Covid: UK variant dominates in Île-de-France, 87.7% of cases in Paris

Covid-19 UK variant is now set in Paris and Île-de-France. According to Santé Publique France's latest report, it is found in 87.7% of PCR+ cases in Paris, and over 60% in the area.

British Covid variant: reinforced controls in France and at the borders

The British variant - as well as the South-African variant - called VOC-2020 has health authorities very worried. More contagious for adults and children, it is now tracked in France, Olivier Véran said this Thursday January 14, at a press brief. Additional measures are made to prevent these variants from spreading.