In the midst of a debate on the isolation of Covid-19 patients, the Order of Physicians on Friday, November 27 expressed its opposition to the use of health data "
for control purposes
" and asked on the contrary "
a real strategy of 'accompaniment
'.
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Mentioned by several ministers since the beginning of November, the subject was discussed Tuesday evening by President Emmanuel Macron, who considered it necessary to be "
more restrictive with regard to those who have the virus
".
The Prime Minister, Jean Castex, then announced Thursday that the government would table a bill aimed at "
better respecting isolation
", with "
the most individualized support possible
".
No question of compromising with medical confidentiality, warns in a
press
release the Order of Physicians which "
cannot accept that the medical data collected in the context of the fight against Covid-19 (...) can be used to for the purposes of controlling our fellow citizens
”.
If a positive test were to have "
coercive consequences
", that "
weaken (have) the adhesion of the population to screening and tracing
", adds the institution.
For the Order, “
a successful policy of individual confinement for patients and contact cases
” will require “
the implementation of a real strategy of medical and social support
”.
To this end, “
the human and financial resources that were announced at the start of the health crisis must be allocated
”.
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