IN FRANCE UPDATES OVER COVID-19 OUTBREAK AS OF SEPT 6 42 773 CASES IN 3 WEEKS

USPA NEWS - France Ministry of Health said on Friday it had recorded 1,807 clusters, (58 new clusters in 24h ) including those in EPHAD (Nursing Homes) and 4203 new daily coronavirus cases, up from 42,673 within a week as of Monday Sept 7, the highest level since May 9, as the number of tests (PCR) carried out during a rolling week is 1,005, 757 (more than 9 million carried out since the start of the epidemic).
SEVEN DEPARTMENTS ARE PLACED IN THE RED ZONE WITH STRONG ACTIVE COVID-19 CIRCULATION
Seven new departments are placed in the red zone. Among the new departments in which the virus has been actively circulating since this weekend, we find Corsica, the North, Seine-Maritime or even Bas-Rhin. Caroline Arnold is in duplex from Strasbourg. It will be able, like all the prefects of the departments placed in the red zone, "limit or prohibit certain gatherings, travel or even the opening hours of bars and restaurants". At the same time, the Council of State examines since this morning the legality of another decree taken by the prefect of Bas-Rhin, to impose the wearing of the mask everywhere, and retorts by the justice, at the request of Associations like the "Essentials"

SEVEN DEPARTMENTS ARE PLACED IN THE RED ZONE WITH STRONG ACTIVE COVID-19 CIRCULATION Seven new departments are placed in the red zone. Among the new departments in which the virus has been actively circulating since this weekend, we find Corsica, the North, Seine-Maritime or even Bas-Rhin. Caroline Arnold is in duplex from Strasbourg. It will be able, like all the prefects of the departments placed in the red zone, "limit or prohibit certain gatherings, travel or even the opening hours of bars and restaurants". At the same time, the Council of State examines since this morning the legality of another decree taken by the prefect of Bas-Rhin, to impose the wearing of the mask everywhere, and retorts by the justice, at the request of Associations like the "Essentials" The number of death, however, remained at a low level, with two reported a total of 30, 726 deaths in France, including 20,250 in hospitals and 10,476 in social and medico-social centers, as of Sept 3, since the begging of the pandemic, government data showed. Besides, the Number of people hospitalized since the start of the epidemic hit 113 , 349 and 87,836 have returned home.

GLOBAL DATA AS OF SEPT 3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Globally, the Number of cases hit over 26.1 million cases, with 863,826 deaths IN FRANCE HERE ARE THE NATIONAL DATA AS OF Sept 3----------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of clusters: 1,587, including those in EHPAD since May 9; 45 new since yesterday, but 975 closed New confirmed cases of COVID-19 (SI-DEP) in the last 24 hours: 7,157 cases Number of tests carried out during a rolling week 1,021,270 (more than 8 million carried out since the start of the epidemic) Test positivity rate (%) for SARS-COV-2 (SI-DEP): 4.4% between August 25 and 31 Number of SOS Médecins acts for suspected COVID-19: 542, or 6.6% of total activity in stable Emergency visits for suspected COVID-19 (OSCOUR® network): 348, or 1% of total activity People hospitalized for COVID-19 infection: 4,643, including 307 in the last 24 hours People hospitalized in intensive care: 464, including 55 in the last 24 hours Ile de France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Occitanie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d´Azur account for 68% of patients in intensive care. Overseas: 169 hospitalizations, including 39 in intensive care Deaths linked to COVID-19: 30,706 people have died in France, including 20,192 in hospitals and 10,514 * in social and medico-social establishments. * data as of August 31 Number of people hospitalized since the start of the epidemic: 112,403 / 87,206 have returned home KEY MESSAGES IN FRANCE OVERC COIVD-19 OUTBREAK--------------------------------------------------------------------- Testing is at the heart of the government´s strategy to fight the virus, in order to quickly isolate people who are in contact and test positive, and therefore to break the chains of contamination as quickly as possible. The government said it could perform over a million tests per week by the end of September. The goal is reached one month in advance. The lifting of the need for a prior medical prescription to be screened contributes to this increase in tests performed weekly. In order to streamline screening, the screening form previously completed in the laboratory must now be completed upstream once downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Solidarity and Health: https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/IMG /pdf/formulaire_patient_labo_covid_v1.0.pdf TO LIMIT QUEUES PRIORITIZATION OF AUDIENCES IS PLANNED------------------------------------------------------------ 1. People with symptoms compatible with COVID-19; people who have had at-risk contact with a confirmed case; people identified by the health authority as part of a screening organized around a cluster. These people benefit from a test and results within 24 hours 2. People exposed to a risk situation and who require screening examinations (work places or life at risk, transit in an active traffic area, professionals working in ESMS, etc.). 3. People who need to be tested to travel; people encouraged by their employers; people who participated in large gatherings without a reported case. Let's mobilize to fight COVID 19: By isolating ourselves and getting tested at the slightest symptom or if we have been in contact with an infected person we will be able to slow the spread of the virus SOURCE: MINISTRY OF HEALTH