To mark World Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day on September 9, 2020, Santé publique France is reiterating its safety message—“no alcohol during pregnancy”—and raising awareness among...

Key Facts - COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak The vulnerability level (low, moderate, high) is an indicator that reflects viral circulation and its impact on the health of the department’s...

Headlines - Update on the COVID-19 outbreak in France In mainland France, the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic is exponential. The rapidly increasing transmission rate is very...

Key Points For the period from June 1 to September 1, 2020, there were 12% fewer emergency room visits for drowning compared to the same period in 2018 and 2019. However, this decline...

Key Points In private practice, from August 24 to 30 (Week 35), the estimated number of consultations attributable to COVID-19 among consultations for acute respiratory infections...

Key points Guadeloupe, Saint Martin For the past three weeks, monitoring indicators and epidemic pressure metrics have shown active viral circulation across all our...

Key Points COVID-19: Epidemiological indicators of SARS-CoV-2 circulation in Corsica are on the rise, with the incidence rate in particular exceeding the threshold—a trend not fully...

Key Points COVID-19 Increase in the incidence rate and positivity rate at the regional level based on monitoring of patients testing positive in city and hospital laboratories The most...

Summary In week 35 (August 24–30, 2020), overall activity at SOS Médecins clinics remained stable for both children and adults. For the third consecutive week, medical procedures for...

Summary In Week 35 (August 24–30, 2020), emergency department visits and hospitalizations following such visits decreased slightly across all age groups (by 5.4%, or 19,496 visits, and...