“The epidemic is ending,” says famous French doctor Didier Raoult

“The epidemic is ending“This is the optimistic conclusion made on Tuesday by Professor Didier Raoult in a post on Twitter. Invited to describe the situation in Marseille, the infectious disease specialist claims that the Covid-19 epidemic”disappear“In the area where I had”A single case was detected on Monday despite the fact that more than 1,200 people were examined”

“We can clearly see that things are slowing down,” Raoult insists. According to him, this slowdown in the epidemic in Marseille is explained by the fact that patients have been systematically “diagnosed and treated”. Because “we know that treatment reduces the duration of viral transport,” specifies the specialist.

The professor is just as optimistic when he talks about the epidemic in the rest of France. “It just caught our eye then. There is no second wave anywhere, it is a common epidemic curve,” he insists. “It just caught our eye then. Some sporadic cases will show up here and there, eventually, if there is someone who is super contagious, but all of this no longer reflects an epidemic dynamic. The epidemic is coming to an end,” the doctor concludes.

While the numbers of the epidemic are now less alarming in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that “extreme vigilance is needed.” “There is always a risk that the disease will start again“Announces the WHO.

The organization’s head of health emergencies, Michael Ryan, regretted that “some countries”, which he did not mention, have chosen to “close their eyes and go blind” to get out of isolation. “If the disease persists at a low level in countries that do not have the ability to study the outbreaks, to identify them, there is always a risk that the disease will start again,” he warned.

The General Directorate of Health (DGS) announced on Tuesday that 348 deaths occurred in 24 hours due to Covid-19 in France. A figure from the previous day. As of March, 26,991 people had died from coronavirus.