More than two years after the pandemic, France is facing a new wave of Covid-19 early this summer, like other European countries, carried by new subtypes of the Omicron family, BA .4 and especially. BA.5, arrived from South Africa and Portugal. The current seventh wave of Covid can be explained in particular by the arrival of this latest sub-strain, which is even more contagious than the previous ones. Furthermore, BA.5 has become the majority, replacing BA.2, which now represents only 21% of cases.
At the hospital, which has been hit hard by the pandemic and is in structural crisis, the recovery remains modest at this time. While hospitalization rates are not a cause for concern, these options also have the duration of symptoms.longer,” French public health shows, raising fears of more absenteeism among summer workers.
Beginning of the 7th wave.
Some epidemiologists say that the 7th wave has already arrived, others say that it is still ahead. France, where the rise began four weeks ago, could see this peak in late July, estimates Catherine Hill. “Although previous waves have shown us that it is impossible to make predictions“, the epidemiologist elaborates.
Thursday, June 30, RTL Guest Professor Jean-Francois Delfracy approved assessment. “If we look at what happened last year, when we had the first wave of the Delta version at the same time, the peak happened around the end of July. We expect a bit of the same for the BA.5– explained the chairman of the scientific council.
For its part, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it expects a “high level” of Covid-19 in Europe this summer.
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Source: Le Figaro
