Since the start of the month of March, they've been fighting the "wave" of patients brought in by the Covid-19 epidemic. Today, even with a steady transfer of patients to less-affected regions, beds continue to be filled in Colmar hospital's emergency room and ICU. "We were not prepared for this intensity, and especially for this intensity lasting over several weeks," says head of emergency medicine Dr. Yannick Gottwalles, "there will be a before-Covid and and after-Covid."