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COVID-19 outbreak at the Youville CHSLD in Sherbrooke

This was confirmed by the Integrated University Health and Social Services Center of Estrie – Center hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie CHUS) on Sunday afternoon.

A 24-bed unit at the Hôpital et CHSLD D’Youville de Sherbrooke is currently in outbreak following the receipt of two positive tests between Friday and today, indicated by email the communications manager of the CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS.

On-site screening team

A mobile screening team visited the scene on Sunday to test staff and residents of the outbreak unit. The team also conducted a screening in another unit where the employee worked and which is in the same building. 70 people were tested, ie 40 residents and 30 employees.

The other employees of the establishment will also have to take a test on Monday.

We decided to stop the visits as long as the tests are not carried out and we have not received negative results.

Annie-Andrée Émond, spokesperson for the CIUSSS de l’Estrie -CHUS

The residents were all placed in isolation and the families were contacted during the day on Sunday to inform them of the situation and of the additional precautions put in place to protect their loved one., we specify in a press release.

The infected employee is said to have followed public health guidelines. The person notified us as soon as she had symptoms and was taken out of work immediately. Fortunately, the investigation allowed us to see that she followed the security measures at all times., emphasizes Annie-Andrée Émond.

Call for caution

This situation is a source of concern for the son of a resident who fears that the ban on visits will be in effect for a long time. My mother, who is a person with an easy smile, did not smile, Dominic Mercier testified. She cried. Last time it took a hundred days before I could go see her again.

Although he says he understands that some citizens criticize government messages, he believes that caution is in order. When we are not sure, then there is something, we must take our precautions, he stressed.

According to the spokesperson for the CIUSSS de l’Estrie CHUS, Annie-Andrée Émond, this outbreak shows that COVID-19 is still present. Sometimes we have the impression that she is behind us, but she is always present and active, she said.

According to Annie-Andrée Émond, since the start of the pandemic, cases have been declared in two other CHSLDs in Estrie.

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