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New cases of Covid-19 at the Colomiers nursing home

The number of coronavirus cases is increasing at the Résidence Émeraude Anne-Laffont in Colomiers. 21 new cases of Covid-19 have just been identified in this municipal nursing home in Colomiers, all placed in isolation.

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After a first campaign of tests, on January 6 and 7, 2021, which made it possible to diagnose four positive cases of Covid-19 among the residents and one among the agents within the Residence Émeraude Anne-Laffont, the municipal nursing home in Colomiers a new test campaign was organized on January 13 and 14.
This second phase made it possible to identify 10 new cases among residents and 11 among
the agents. The agents concerned were placed on sick leave, pending further tests.
Residents diagnosed positive are accommodated in a Covid-19 unit within
the establishment, which has a dedicated team of caregivers and staff, not intervening
not with other residents of the structure. In addition, the municipal nursing home is
accompanied by the Regional Health Agency of Occitanie and by a mobile team from the CHU de
Toulouse.

The next few days will be crucial

A new test campaign is planned for Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 January,
in accordance with sanitary protocol. The nursing home Emeraude Anne-Laffont remains
for the moment closed to visits.
“I give all my support to the director of the nursing home and to the staff of the Residence
Emerald Anne-Laffont. I know how worried they are about this situation and I am very
grateful for their commitment to our residents, and their
dedication to public service. I know how the situation is equally
complex for families who do not have the opportunity to visit their loved ones. I
want to assure them of our full mobilization of the Municipality and the
nursing home for our residents, ”comments Karine Traval-Michelet, mayor of Colomiers and vice-president of Toulouse Métropole.

Source: press release from Colomiers town hall

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