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Covid-19: 30 positive cases in an nursing home in North Finistère

2020-10-19T17:16:19.322Z


Twenty-six residents of a nursing home in North Finistère and four members of staff tested positive for Covid-19 and placed in solitary confinement, the management of the Saint-Michel de Plougourvest Residence announced on Monday, October 19. Read also: In Canada, cannabis to escape the hell of Covid " After the discovery of two cases of symptomatic patients positive for Covid-19 this Friday, Oc


Twenty-six residents of a nursing home in North Finistère and four members of staff tested positive for Covid-19 and placed in solitary confinement, the management of the Saint-Michel de Plougourvest Residence announced on Monday, October 19.

Read also: In Canada, cannabis to escape the hell of Covid

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After the discovery of two cases of symptomatic patients positive for Covid-19 this Friday, October 16, a group screening of all residents and staff members took place on Saturday,

" explains the nursing home in a statement.

Of the 270 tests carried out, 30 came back positive,

” the statement added, specifying that the four staff members concerned benefited from a 7-day work stoppage.

Of the 270 people tested, 140 are residents and 130 are staff and trainees. The positive residents were grouped together in a single isolated unit within the nursing home. "

They benefit from close surveillance but for the moment they do not show signs of fever or other,

" Celine Aubry, director of the structure, told AFP, which banned external visits for a period of 15 days. "

We were able to contact all the families to inform them of all this and organize the best possible way to maintain ties and the psychological support that goes with it,

" said Céline Aubry.

Source: lefigaro

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