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“The hypothesis of a reconfinement” is on the table, prevents Matignon


Gendarmes enforcing the curfew on June 20, 2020 to Rémire-Montjoly (French Guiana). — AFP

While South America sees an outbreak of the epidemic of
coronavirus, “the hypothesis of a reconfinement” of the
Guyana is being considered by the government, which has announced a capacity-building health of the territory.

In the days to come, the authorities will closely monitor signs of an acceleration of the epidemic. On Sunday, the government announced new measures to deal with the ” sudden acceleration in the last ten days “, in particular in the urban area of Cayenne. The executive has already announced the report in French Guyana municipal elections scheduled for 28 June, the shift in stage 3 of the epidemic and proposed to the Parliament the extension of the state health emergency beyond the 11 July.

Caregivers in reinforcement

According to the latest figures released Sunday, the epidemic has progressed with 278 additional cases in 24 hours, to settle at 2.441 positive cases at Covid-19 (of which 930 are healed), 97 patients hospitalized, and 14 in the icu for six deaths in total.

“If the reproductive rate remains in the days to come to a high level and that the signs of an acceleration of the movement of the virus continue, the assumption of a reconfinement of Guyana will have to be re-examined,” warns the prime minister in a press release, adding that Edouard Philippe was asked to Annick Girardin, minister of overseas, to take place Tuesday.

As of Monday, 17 caregivers additional, from the reserve national health, must arrive on-site. Other health care teams, in particular the AP-HP (Paris Hospitals) ” will be projected from this week “.

Patients evacuated, the curfew reinforced

A unit of the field hospital of the civil security 20-bed general medicine will also be deployed this week to accommodate patients non-Covid and thus allow release of hospital capacities additional.

The policy of evacuation, in priority to the west Indies, and which may be extended to france in case of need, will be continued. “Two patients have been evacuated on the 18th of June by an airplane CASA of the air force. A new medical evacuation of two patients is in progress, ” says Matignon.

To address the epidemic of Covid-19, authorities announced Thursday an extension of the curfew on the three municipalities of the Island of Cayenne, while two patients were evacuated to the west Indies. “The curfew will be extended to areas of the territory,” said the prime minister’s office on Sunday, while outbreaks of contamination are also gaining ” the whole of the coastal strip, the west and the Maroni river “.



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