A massive screening campaign, concerning "nearly a thousand civil servants" , will be carried out this week within the central police station of Lille after the identification of three cases of Covid-19 positive, announced Tuesday the prefecture.
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A first case of coronavirus infection was confirmed by staff on Sunday and “the“ contact tracing ”implemented within the framework of the health strategy“ test-trace-isolate ”, made it possible to identify two cases on the same day additional positive, " said the northern prefecture in a statement.
The Hauts-de-France Regional Health Agency (ARS), responsible for "identifying and investigating clusters" , therefore organizes from Wednesday, and until the end of the week, a "campaign of screening of all staff at the central police station, ” she said. "Nearly a thousand civil servants are concerned by this screening, which will take place in the premises of the police station" and "will be provided by a team made up of health professionals from the Lille University Hospital and liberal nurses" .
"All positive staff and close contacts must respect isolation measures , " added the prefecture, while the "three patients" and identified contact persons have already been placed in the fortnight.