The balance sheet of the cluster of coronavirus, identified near Toulouse, continues to increase. Friday 19 June 2020, the Regional Agency of Health of Occitania announces 33 positive cases.
Published on June 19, 20 at 13:21
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The number of positive cases in coronavirus continues to increase in the cluster identified in Haute-Garonne. Following a meal in which 52 people took part, Monday 1er June 2020, 33 patients had contracted the Covid-19.
The Regional Agency of Health (ARS) of Occitania, shows, Friday, June 19, that 64 case contacts (and therefore suspects) have been identified. For the moment, 16 of them have a negative test the coronavirus. To note that all case contacts are invited to ” respect the rules of isolation “.
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Of the cases identified in Toulouse
The first cases were identified in the vicinity of the pink City, in the municipalities of Blagnac, Lespinasse and Castelginest. Today, the area is enlarged. The LRA indicates that people living on the camp Flambèredistrict Ancely, Toulouse, have been identified.
An operation of screening was therefore conducted to supplement the initial investigation. A team consisting of the LRA, public Health France Doctor in the world, the PASS mobile (UHC) and the association ‘ Rencont rom we visited the camp of the Flambère.
Identify, test and isolate
The Regional Agency of Health indicates that these individuals have been invited to present at the drive of Purpan hospital, on 3 mornings to get tested and receive prevention messages. “The people were receptive and demanding of test,” says the LRA.
In this struggle carried out against the Covid-19, the health authorities are using the strategy of tracing and screening of contact persons, also known as “contact-tracing “. It is to identify as quickly as possible Covid-19, test and identify the contact persons in order to isolate and so break the chains of transmission.
A call to vigilance
The ARS Occitania is a reminder that this situation ” shows that the viral traffic, although low, requires maintain a high level of vigilance. Respect of hygiene measures, protective and social distancing remains a priority. “
With the prefect of the Haute-Garonne, Etienne Guyot, the Agency reminds that those experiencing symptoms should contact promptly their physician. “This will prescribe the appropriate screening and will propose the placement of the person in solitary confinement pending the outcome. With the support of the Insurance, it will also identify those contacts who will themselves be invited to test and isolate to prevent the spread of the virus. “
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