Coronavirus in France: the 200 cases exceeded

The Covid-19 epidemic continues to spread in France. The last count on March 3 reported 204 confirmed cases of Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus. France is the second European focus of Covid-19 disease, just behind Italy and ahead of Germany. Here is the latest detailed report on the number of contaminated people in our country.

During the day, President Macron announced the requisition of the stocks and the production of protective masks which will be mainly distributed to the nursing staff of health establishments and the sick.

Here is the latest information regarding theepidemic of Covid-19 in France.

The situation on March 3, 2020 of the coronavirus, in France

According to health Publique France, the 3 March 2020 at 1 p.m., 204 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed on the territory, as well as a third and a fourth death announced today. She is an 89-year-old woman living in Compiègne who tested positive for coronavirus after his death. She suffered from others pathologies. Shortly after, we learn of a fourth death, a 92-year-old man living in the Morbihan. According to the latest regional account, dated March 2, 2020, the five regions most affected (out of twelve in total) by Covid-19 in France are:

  • Hauts-com-France with 49 confirmed cases, which includes cluster com l'Oise, the second foyer French epidemic;

  • Ile-com-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with 37 confirmed cases each;

  • Brittany with 19 confirmed cases;

  • the Grand-Est with 12 confirmed cases;

  • the South Region (ex-Paca) with 9 confirmed cases.

The Center-Val com Loire and Corsica are the last metropolitan regions still spared the Covid-19 epidemic. Overseas, the count has not changed: there are still 3 confirmed cases on the islands of Saint-Barthélémy and Saint-Martin.

Coronavirus in France: update on the Covid-19 epidemic

The latest report on the Covid-19 epidemic in France, which dates from February 29, 2020 at 4 p.m., reports 130 confirmed cases in twelve regions.

Only two people died in France as a result of the infection: an 80-year-old Chinese patient on February 14, 2020 and a 60-year-old French patient on February 26, 2020. Twelve people recovered and were discharged from the hospital. For the 116 hospitalized patients, it is too early to comment on their healing. Nine patients are in serious clinical situations.

Current situation of the coronavirus in France

Since February 29, 2020, new cases of coronavirus in France have been confirmed:

  • 3 cases overseas in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin. He is an islander and his parents came to visit him.

  • 5 cases in the Grand Est region: 3 in the Haut-Rhin, all members of the same family, and 2 in the Bas-Rhin, according to the Regional Health Agency.

  • 9 cases in Morbihan, according to the prefecture of Morbihan.

  • 2 cases from the city of Montreuil, in Seine-Saint-Denis, confirmed by the mayor of the town. It is a father, hospital worker, and daughter.

As of March 2, 2020, the balance would therefore be 149 contaminated on French territory at the time of writing and pending the update of the daily monitoring of the epidemic by Public Health France.

Some cities or departments are called " cluster ". This term designates places which gather at least 10 people infected by the coronavirus in France. The largest cluster in France is the Oise department, which alone accounts for 47 cases, followed by the town of La Balme-com-Sillingy in Haute-Savoie, which lists 14 cases.

Management of the Covid-19 epidemic: the coronavirus in France goes to stage 2

France is currently in stage 2 (out of 3) of managing the epidemic. At this point, the government’s goal is to stem the spread of virus on the territory. The virus is not in active circulation in the territory (stage 3 criterion). Patients are supported by a protocol and the people in contact are identified and monitored. Measures to limit collective life are taken in these areas, such as closing schools or banning gatherings of more than 5,000 people. In the most affected regions, the government advises limiting travel and using telework if possible.

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