Key Points

• In Week 22 (May 26–June 1, 2025), activity at SOS Médecins clinics increased compared to Week 20 among children under 2 years of age (+15%, or +801 visits) and adults aged 75 and older (+17%, or +1,008 visits). Activity remained stable in other age groups. Activity among those aged 75 and older was higher than in the previous two years during this period.

• Across all age groups, the increase in medical procedures continues for:

  • upper respiratory tract infections (+9%, or 1,993 procedures), at levels comparable to previous years,

  • suspected COVID-19 (+31%, or 134 procedures), at a level comparable to or even lower than previous years among adults.

• We also note, among adults only, an increase in procedures for bronchitis (+11%, or +206 procedures), asthma attacks (+7%, or +45 procedures), and pneumonia among those aged 75 and older (+30%, or +80 procedures).

• Linked to the long weekend and high temperatures, an increase in cases was observed across all age groups for insect bites (+67%, or +404 cases) and heatstroke in small numbers (+62 cases), as well as, among adults, for dehydration (+41%, or +14 cases), urinary tract infections (+13%, or +230 cases), and general malaise (+10%, or +24 cases). Cases also increased for allergies among children (+16%, or +115 cases) and conjunctivitis among those aged 15–74 (+26%, or +111 cases).

• There was also an increase in procedures:

  • in children: chickenpox (+67%, or +220 visits, at a lower level than in previous years) and scarlet fever in 2- to 14-year-olds (+28%, or +24 visits), as well as for gastroenteritis in children under 2 years of age (+21%, or +70 visits)

  • among adults: for depressive states (+21%, or +52 visits), low back pain/sciatica (the second most common condition among adults in the past week, +7%, or +227 visits), and isolated fever (+17%, or +46 visits).