Towards a second wave of coronavirus earlier than expected? The Minister of Health Olivier Veran explained Thursday, July 16, 2020 to our colleagues of France Inter to have noted"weak signals of epidemic resumption" in the Parisian hospitals. And to continue by asking the French to"remain particularly vigilant and active against the virus." "There are indicators such as the resumption of calls to SOS Doctors, SAMU, the number of admissions to hospital," he said.
Regarding screening tests, their access will also be facilitated according to the minister, who also said he had sent"1.5 million diagnostic prescriptions" throughout the region."There is a large number of people in the Ile-de-France who want to go on vacation and who want to be tested before leaving, which means that there is a massive influx of people who want to access the laboratories for a few days," he explained.
And he concludes that there is a"need for human resources, arms, to do as many PCR tests as there are requests". As a reminder, a few days ago, the Minister of Health indicated that salivary tests would soon be set up in airports for tourists and French people returning from vacations abroad.
