In a gallery, doctors ask to "whistle the end of recess". They recommend in particular avoiding "private gatherings" to limit the circulation of the virus.
In a column published this September 13 in Sunday Newspaper, doctors and professors of medicine call for "to whistle the end of recess" facing the health situation in France. While 9,843 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in 24 hours, a record, these experts point out: "We are at a new stage in the epidemic: that of its spread. We are gradually losing track of new contaminations. There is probably little time left to act collectively ".
"We have asked the French a lot, with measures that are sometimes difficult to understand, especially at a time when the virus seemed to be at its weakest. Despite this, the indicators are deteriorating and we do not know how far it will go. essential mask is now compulsory almost everywhere, and yet contamination is increasing ", write Philippe Amouyle, professor of public health at the Lille University Hospital, Anne-Claude Crémieux, infectious disease specialist at the Raymond-Poincaré hospital, Gilbert Deray, head of the nephrology department at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Alex Kahn, geneticist , Bruno Megarbane, head of the intensive care unit at Lariboisière hospital, and Jimmy Mohamed, general practitioner. For these experts, "it's time to be careful in the private world", and to avoid "private gatherings". “We understand that after a tough week, you want to enjoy your loved ones on the weekends. Unfortunately, it is in these situations that you are at risk of either contracting the virus or spreading it, as one of the confusing characteristics of Sars-CoV-2 is the major share of asymptomatic and contagious people. As the epidemic progresses, the probability of being infected in these closed places increases ", they warn.
Recalling that, on Friday, the English city of Birmingham "banned meetings between friends and family", they encourage to reduce "the number of present in the private setting" and, "if possible", to postpone the planned gatherings. If that is not an option, they recommend wearing a mask and enforcing social distancing rules. Remembering that"we must take care of each other", and they believe that"there is still time to act, all together".
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