In its note sent to national authorities, dated October 26, 2020, the Scientific Council provides “a critical health situation”After this second wave of Covid-19.
“Successive waves”
The members of the Council had foreseen the arrival of this second wave, from July 27. Today, according to them, other waves are to be expected after this one. They estimate that waves of the coronavirus epidemic will follow one another during the end of winter / spring 2021. They will depend on several factors, such as the climate state and the level of the operational efficiency of the strategy ”test, trace, isolate”. The Council refers to the immunity of the population, which will take many months and begin to slow the spread of the virus. While waiting for the arrival of a vaccine or treatment, “so there are many months ahead of us with an extremely difficult situation”. They are considering a strategy “on / off”, Including successive restrictive measures for limited periods, varying according to the territories. The committee is also announcing a potential recourse strategy based on that applied by other countries, such as Germany, Denmark, Finland or countries in Asia. It consists of suppressing the circulation of the virus, once the epidemic has been controlled, with 5,000 contaminations per day. “This strategy involves strong and early measures each time an epidemic resumes.. ”
“A citizen liaison committee”
The Scientific Council has repeatedly called for the creation of a “citizen liaison committee ”. Since the population must learn to live with the virus, it seems important to them to have the vision of civil society and not only that of the experts. Citizens are, in fact, directly concerned by the measures recommended by the health authorities and imposed by the government. The members of the committee are “sensitive to difficulties in adhering to restrictive measures“By a part of the citizens, in particular when they undergo the effects or that they put”doubts the logic, consistency, or scope”Of these measures. Many questions remain unanswered for these professionals, who want the issues of the measures to be the subject of reflections and discussions in order to have a “better collective vision”.
