“There are cases that will eventually be revealed everywhere in Quebec, expects the director of public health of the CISSS du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Dr. Sylvain Leduc. […] From the moment when, in Bas-Saint-Laurent, there are people who have traveled to different countries during the last two to three weeks, it is not impossible that this could happen. ”
According to Dr. Leduc, some patients with symptoms similar to COVID-19 have been investigated. “I am not authorized to disclose the number,” he said. However, I can say that all the investigations that have been carried out have come back negative. At the start of the week in Quebec, more than 500 tests had been performed and the number of tests is increasing every day. ”
As the average age of the population of Est-du-Québec is higher than in the province as a whole, the CISSS des Îles limits visits to a maximum of two people per user at the CHSLD Eudore-LaBrie and in private residences for the elderly. In addition, visits are prohibited at the hospital emergency and intensive care units, except for humanitarian reasons.
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School environment and municipalities conform
All school boards and CEGEPs in the territory as well as the Université du Québec à Rimouski comply with the order to close their doors until March 27. Municipalities are also taking steps to limit the spread of the virus. If the cities of Matane, Sept-Îles, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts and Gaspé prohibit all events that bring together more than 250 people, others systematically cancel all their community, cultural, sports and leisure activities, no matter how many people.
This is the case of Rivière-du-Loup, Baie-Comeau, Rimouski and Îles-de-la-Madeleine, which also close all their cultural, sports and community infrastructures. In Baie-Comeau, even the Mont Ti-Basse ski center is closed. In Sept-Îles, however, the facilities remain open, as in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, with the exception of the swimming pool and gymnasiums. Several competitions, shows, benefit activities and festivals are canceled or postponed. The majority of churches renounce the holding of masses. Some organizations even close their offices for two weeks, such as Autisme de l’Est-du-Québec. JOHANNE FOURNIER (SPECIAL COLLABORATION)
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