Lifting of health restrictions: “We are still in the situation where we must protect fragile people”

can the Omicron variant be the last variant

In France, the government begins this Wednesday, February 2 to lift restrictions linked to Covid-19 to lighten the daily life of the population a little. France appears to have passed the peak of the 5th Omicron wave, after recording a drop in cases over a week.

Wearing a mask is no longer compulsory outdoors, the gauges in places receiving the seated public are abandoned and teleworking is no longer imposed, but only recommended. Isn’t it too early, while the death toll is on the rise, 261 deaths on average every day? Answers with Professor Imad Kansau, infectious disease specialist at Antoine Béclère hospital in Clamart in Hauts-de-Seine.

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