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Two new confirmed cases in Vienne and a man in intensive care in Niort

The coronavirus epidemic continues to spread in New Aquitaine with 27 new cases today, including 2 in Vienne.

These are two contact cases

In Vienna, there are therefore two new confirmed cases: It is a question of woman resident of the EHPAD Sainte-Elisabeth de La Puye having been in contact with the case announced yesterday. She was transferred to the Poitiers University Hospital.

The other patient is a man in connection with a case already knownu. He is kept at home in a little worrying state, according to the press release from the Regional Health Agency.

A couple also watched

Among the cases confirmed on March 14 and which were awaiting geolocation, two are located in Vienna. It is a man and a woman from the same household returning from a stay in Italy. They are both kept at home in little disturbing condition.

A man in intensive care in Deux-Sèvres

In Deux-Sèvres, no new cases. On the other hand, among the cases confirmed on March 14 and which were awaiting geolocation, a man is hospitalized in intensive care in serious condition at the Niort hospital center.

18 cases confirmed in Poitou since the start

Since the start of the epidemic in the region, there have been a total of 14 confirmed cases in Vienna. And 4 confirmed cases in Deux-Sèvres.

The press release from the ARS of Nouvelle-Aquitaine © Radio France
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In the greater region, there are 179 confirmed cases, twenty of which are under investigation and one March 14 case still in the process of geolocation. The people for whom the origin of the contamination is not known are under investigation. Management is organized and research is carried out for all confirmed cases in order to identify contact subjects who may present a risk and take appropriate management measures, in particular to protect fragile people and slow the spread of the virus. .

Coronavirus, behaviors to adopt in different situations

At this stage of the epidemic, everyone has a role to play in curbing the spread of the virus by applying the social distancing guidelines, that is to say limiting their movements as much as possible (shopping, petrol, etc.) and adopting barrier gestures. . These measures are the most effective and have been shown to be effective in other countries affected by the coronavirus.

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