"This morning I took the test, this evening I have the result, I am positive. This Saturday, this is how, via Facebook, the mayor of Balme-de-Sillingy (Haute-Savoie) François Daviet announced to his constituents that he had been contaminated with coronavirus.
A surgical mask on the face, the city councilor then confirmed to France Bleu Pays de Savoie that he had been admitted to the Annecy Genevois Hospital Center (Change).
"I am resting"
"I am resting," he said after several days of TV appearance to comment on the situation in his commune, now under cover because considered as a hotbed, a "cluster", of the Covid-19 epidemic in France.
Gepostet von Francois Daviet am Samstag, 29. Februar 2020
François Daviet's brother, as well as the director general of town hall services, were also among the first cases detected at La Balme. At this stage, eight other municipalities, all located in the Oise, must respect isolation measures: Creil, Crépy-en-Valois, Vaumoise, Lamorlaye, Lagny-le-Sec, Montataire, Villers-Saint-Paul and Nogent -sur-Oise.
100 confirmed cases in France
In his short video, the mayor urges residents to be cautious: "Do not kiss each other, no longer shake hands and move around the town only if you need to." François Daviet also mentions the case of thirteen residents hospitalized in Change. Cases not mentioned in the last point of the Directorate General for Health made earlier in the evening and which formalized the passage of the symbolic bar of 100 confirmed cases in France. 86 are hospitalized, including nine in serious condition, and twelve are considered officially cured.
Faced with this increase in cases, the government announced this Saturday a series of binding measures. All French people are also invited to postpone their non-essential journeys, especially outside Europe.
Reinforced vigilance, canceled events everywhere
Vigilance is reinforced throughout the country with serial cancellations. Any event in a closed place with more than 5000 people must be deleted "because of the promiscuity it implies", explained Jérôme Salomon, director general of health. First, concerts and shows with a strong influence.
The Paris half-marathon, outdoors, but which drains populations from all over France will also not take place this Sunday. And the agricultural fair had to close its doors this Saturday evening, one day earlier than expected.
Not far from Balme-de-Sillingy, the Annecy carnival, also in Haute-Savoie, is also added to the list.
