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Spread of coronavirus in the Oise: "what happens to us is the plague"

2020-02-27T21:15:13.762Z


The day after the death of a resident of Vaumoise, the balance rose to 14 people infected this Thursday in the Oise. The concern is growing, not


Caught in squalls and showers, Vaumoise looks like a ghost village this Thursday. There is no soul alive in this town of 980 inhabitants where Dominique V., who died Tuesday evening following contamination by Covid-19, lived. The first Frenchman died of this virus in the country.

"There is already not a lot of usual activity, but there, it is downright sinister, blows a local resident who lives in a small subdivision near the town hall. I don't hang out with anyone here. I will stay at home. "

Twelve new cases in 24 hours in the Oise

The concern is growing all the more that this Thursday evening, the Ministry of Health announced that twelve new cases have been diagnosed in the department. All are related to the first two infected patients. And among these twelve patients, two people - hospitalized in Tenon (Paris, 20th century) and Compiègne - are seriously affected.

In addition, the wife of the deceased teacher is still hospitalized this Thursday evening at Pitié-Salpêtrière, in Paris, with her daughter, pending the results of the tests.

In Crépy-en-Valois, where the deceased sexagenarian taught, no specific measures have yet been taken.LP / Alexis Bisson

"Losing a loved one in these conditions is an ordeal," confides Dr. Philippe Pinilo, general practitioner of Crépy-en-Valois, who had put Dominique V. off work on February 12. We were very surprised at his death, with this deterioration which accelerated at a speed not possible. How could he catch it? "

"In 35 years of profession, I had seen astonishing things, but that, never," continues the doctor, who was not tested but was placed in confinement at his home, until March 4.

"I prefer to stay home with my children"

In Vaumoise, on the other hand, no preventive measure has yet been taken. “No confinement or quarantine instructions are necessary for residents and municipal staff, says the town hall. The school will normally open its doors at the start of the school year, without any restrictions. "

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"It doesn't really reassure me, admits Sandrine (the first name has been changed) , whose two children are enrolled in the school. For now, I prefer to stay confined to the house with them while waiting for it to pass. I was already worried, but since the death of this gentleman, I am even more so. "

The prefect came to "reassure" the mayor of Vaumoise

Fears that seem to have won all of Vaumoise. Until his municipal council, in which was elected the first French victim of the coronavirus. This Thursday noon, the mayor (SE), Gilles Petitbon, received for over an hour the prefect of Oise, Louis Le Franc, who came alongside Étienne Champion, the director general of the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Hauts-de-France.

Vaumoise, this Thursday. The prefect of the department made the trip to the town where Dominique V. first victim of the coronavirus lived. LP / Alexis Bisson

"It was a question of reassuring him in front of this situation, of bringing him comfort," confides the prefect. How did this 60-year-old technology teacher, who had not gone "to a risk area", be infected? “At this stage, there are no explanations, concedes the regional director of ARS. But we are continuing the investigations. Answers to these questions must be provided. "

In Crépy-en-Valois, "it's panic on board"

7 kilometers away, in Crépy-en-Valois, a whole town finds itself plunged into the unknown. This Thursday afternoon, the streets of the city remain busy, however, and protective masks are not (yet) out. "What happens to us is the plague," believes an old lady, before rushing into the little city bus.

"It's panic on board," says another. "It gives a damn j'tons," slides Josette, crossed in the city center. Fears shared by the mayor (SE) of the town, Bruno Fortier. “There are people who are very frightened, and I understand them. But for the moment no specific measures have been taken. The various local events have not been canceled.

The events reported in Lacroix-Saint-Ouen

This is not the case of Lacroix-Saint-Ouen, where the 55-year-old man lived, also contaminated by the coronavirus and still hospitalized in serious condition, at the Amiens hospital center (Somme).

"In order to best protect each of you, I asked for the postponement of the planned events, from this Friday until March 8," writes the mayor (LR), Jean Desessart. In the town, relatives of the fifties, as well as a couple of neighbors were also tested on Thursday.

"I dare not even think about it," blows the mayor of Crépy-en-Valois, but according to a doctor, there is little doubt that new cases will be detected in the Oise in the coming days.

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