In these overseas territories, the epidemic faces “a considerable increase” because of the Omicron variant and low vaccine coverage.
Le Monde
The government decreed the state of health emergency in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Mayotte, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélémy, Overseas Territories where, “under the effect of the Omicron Variant, the circulation of the Covid-19 has a considerable increase, “according to a decree presented on January 5 in the Council of Ministers.
The decree affirms that “given the hospital capabilities of these territories and the immunization coverage of their population, the current epidemic wave of COVID-19 is a health disaster with the health of the population. “.
The state of health emergency is already in force in two other overseas territories, Martinique and the meeting, since December 28 .