Multiplication of cases of Covid-19, spread of the Delta variant, hospitals under pressure, low vaccination rate … The Antilles and Reunion are on alert in the face of a new epidemic wave.
In Martinique, the prefect Stanislas Chazelles announced Monday evening the strengthening of confinement for three weeks. A toughening of measures that could also take place in Guadeloupe, which awaits the visit of the Minister of Overseas Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday, accompanied by hundreds of caregivers who came to lend a hand to the overwhelmed doctors and nurses in the West Indies. In Reunion, the health situation is also deteriorating 3,590 new cases
listed last week, despite the establishment of containment and a curfew. For their part, a curfew has been established again on the islands of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélémy.
Caregivers in the West Indies and Reunion Island, how are you coping with this new epidemic wave? Are you holding up? How do you explain this new epidemic rebound? What do you think of the measures taken by the authorities? Volunteer caregivers, why did you decide to go to the West Indies? Do you dread your arrival? You can testify by filling out the form at the end of the article. Your testimonials will be used in writing an article. Thanks in advance.