For now, everything is stable in the 20-odd beds around her where Covid-19 victims lie inanimate, in a silent battle with the virus. Paris is going through a third wave of the pandemic, which risks putting even more strain on saturated hospitals than the first wave in March and April last year. READ ALSO: REVEALED: Just how bad is the third Covid wave hitting France compared to previous spikes? Pinto, the nurse, underlined how working in intensive care is “very technical”, requiring specialised training and knowledge. Samir Taik, a taxi driver from Paris, walked out of the Antony hospital last week as the 1,000th Covid-19 patient to have benefited from oxygen therapy in the Covid-19 intensive care unit.

Source: The Local April 04, 2021 07:41 UTC