The medical personnel screened at the slightest doubt is the new directive of the Regional Health Agency. Health professionals exposed to many audiences are affected by this procedure and this is also the case for the police or even staff at Félix Eboué airport.
The regional health agency confirms today that the screening capacity for Covid 19 in French Guiana is increasing. Systematic screening, if in doubt, of health personnel but also professions exposed to many audiences will be carried out. This is the case, for example, of staff working at the airport.
Olivier Taoumi, Director General of Félix Eboué Airport
… This is a good measure because the airport staff are in constant contact with people who could potentially be carriers of the virus … we have taken drastic measures to protect everyone even if the risk does not exist. is not to be excluded but we have no reported cases …
An increase in the number of screenings
In addition, screening for symptomatic people residing in nursing homes or in closed communities is decided by the ARS. The number of tests on the Covid 19 should therefore continue to increase rapidly.
Dominique Rousset, head of the virology department of the Pasteur Institute in Cayenne:
… in the last two weeks we have seen a more significant rise, we have reached almost 200 samples just for the Institut Pasteur knowing that the laboratories of Kourou and Char have also carried out tests. There is a start to ramp up …
The Institut Pasteur de Cayenne alone can currently perform up to 90 tests per day. Its director estimates that today, private laboratories can also carry out these analyzes.
Dr Mirdad Kazanji, director of the Institut Pasteur in Cayenne:
… In metropolitan France, private laboratories are also able to carry out tests, it is important that Guyana also follow the same type of approach as all laboratories and can support research on Covid in Guyana …
For now, the Institute says it has sufficient reagent stocks to perform the necessary tests in the coming weeks.
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