Key Points

In Week 41 (October 5–11, 2026), activity at SOS Médecins clinics remained stable across all age groups. 

Among children, there was an increase in the number of procedures for: 

• Chickenpox (+14%, or +23 cases), Infectious conjunctivitis (+13%, or +62 cases), Acute abdominal pain (+13%, or +56 cases), and Acute bronchitis (+9%, or +83 cases) among children under 15;
• Scarlet fever (+55%, or +33 cases) and trauma (+6%, or +50 cases) among children aged 2–14.

There was also a decline in respiratory indicators after several weeks of increases for: 

• Suspected COVID-19 infection (-17%, or -234 cases) and influenza/flu-like illness (-7%, or -268 cases) across all age groups;
• Pneumonia across all age groups (-11%, or -104 cases), except among children under 2 years old (+100%, or
  +17 cases);
• Bronchiolitis in children under 1 year of age (-15%, or -18 cases).