COVID INFLUENZA AND BRONCHIOLITIS OUTBREAK

IN FRANCE

And for good reason. For health professionals, back-to-school week is off to a flying start with a “triple epidemic” of Covid, bronchiolitis and influenza.

"In this triple epidemic, we are coming to a slightly calmer phase with regard to Covid and bronchiolitis", he explained to the press: the virus "circulates less" for the coronavirus, while the level of infection remains "very high" for bronchiolitis, "but is improving".

The flu hits the whole territory

On the other hand, for the flu, “there is an explosion of cases, with also serious cases which mean that the intensive care units, in a general way, are saturated”, he underlined.

Last week, the health authorities noted a "continued increase in influenza indicators in all age groups", according to their latest bulletin published on Wednesday. The flu epidemic is currently hitting all mainland and overseas regions. Hospitalizations for flu-like illness have thus increased by 75%.

The bronchiolitis epidemic continued at a high level in mainland France as well as in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Mayotte.

An unwelcome strike

The Minister of Health could only deplore the strike movement of general practitioners at the national level "particularly unwelcome in this period of extreme difficulty for the health system". However, he assured that "(his) door has always remained open and it will remain so to solve the problems".

It is also an opportunity to recall the best practices to adopt:

“Vaccination is still relevant with regard to the flu, as well as wearing a mask and washing hands of course in closed places and where there are many people,” he insisted.