"Massive screening."
The expression seems almost disproportionate for a territory populated by barely a hundred inhabitants.
But it is the one used by the mayor of the island of Aix in Charente-Maritime.
Around ten cases of Covid-19 have already been recorded and the Regional Health Agency has established its strategy to contain contamination while insularity can increase the risks of rapid contagion.
The entire population is therefore requested to come and be tested on Monday, December 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at La Maison familial, a holiday home located in the city center of the capital of the island, reports France. Blue.
The decision was taken jointly between
“the ARS and the island's doctor, Doctor Laprade,”
said the mayor, Patrick Denaud.
The screenings, carried out without making an appointment and free of charge, will be carried out by the staff of a Rochefort laboratory.
Residents are simply asked to bring an identity document and a Vitale card.
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Following the appearance of three confirmed cases of Covid-19, the only school on the island will be closed until the Christmas holidays, according to the wishes of the school doctor.
But the joy is measured for the children who will miss a Christmas snack, scheduled for December 18.