The holidays of Marie, nurse, are played this Saturday morning, under the barnums of the Regional Health Agency (ARS). Suffering from a cough, she will be tested for the coronavirus. "If my test is positive I should cancel, I will stay here…" sighs the mother of two, worried. She will have to wait 48 hours before knowing if she will be able to visit her parents in Sables-d'Olonne (Vendée).
The ARS carried out a new free screening operation this Saturday in front of the Cosec gymnasium in Montigny-lès-Cormeilles. The thirtieth in the department. Only half an hour after it opened, at 10 a.m., around a hundred people were already waiting. "We continue to crisscross the department to leave no blind spot," insists Anne Carli, departmental delegate of the ARS.
Alarming signals
In the Val-d'Oise, the signals are proving to be quite alarming. The incidence rate - the number of new cases - tripled in the space of a month. It went from 8 per 100,000 inhabitants in mid-July to 27 per 100,000 in mid-August! It is over 50 per 100,000 inhabitants in Paris.
In Ile-de-France, the number of new cases has increased sixfold since June. “Faced with this, we are constantly increasing our testing capacity, today at 12,500 per week in Val-d'Oise,” indicates Anne Carli. This is four times more than at the start of deconfinement! "
"It's better to do too many tests than not at all!"
A possible resumption of the epidemic worries Isabelle, 55, who came to be tested with her husband. “I have no symptoms but at my age, if I catch it, it can be fatal, worries this employee in a transport company. I would have a free mind if I am negative but that will not prevent me from being very vigilant! "
In the queue, which gets longer over the minutes, François, a 54-year-old employee at Roissy airport, is about to perform… his fourth PCR test! “At work, they do it to us regularly. Better to do too much than not at all! »He reassures himself. François believes that this campaign of tests in the town should have taken place “much earlier. Since all this time, the virus has been able to circulate without our knowing it! "
His wife, Régine, is afraid of catching the Covid-19. HIV-positive, the virus could have a "devastating effect," she said, on her health. “We even hesitate to go on vacation to Saint-Malo in early September,” she grimaces. Health is worth more than a moment in the sun or on the beach! "
Other operations already planned in the department
Aurélie, 40, has just returned from vacation. She learned when she returned to work that a college had tested positive for the coronavirus. "I am afraid of having been contaminated by a person who has been in contact with him," explains the executive assistant. I want to have a free spirit and make sure that I don't risk infecting my loved ones! "
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New screening operations are scheduled for next week, Tuesday in Sarcelles, Wednesday in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, Thursday in Pontoise and Friday in Arnouville. "We will continue as long as necessary," warns Anne Carli.