A primary school in the metropolis of Saint-Etienne, where 26 cases of Covid-19 have been detected, has been closed since Wednesday morning for a week by decision of the Loire prefecture.
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Eight professionals and 18 children have tested positive for Covid-19 in the private primary school Notre-Dame, Saint-Genest-Lerpt,
" said the prefect of the Loire in a statement.
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She specifies that the reopening of the establishment, closed until January 27, will be preceded by a "
health reassessment of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional health agency
".
For its part, the academic management of the Loire has announced the establishment of "
digital educational continuity
", provided by "
the teaching team of these children
".
Tuesday, in Puy-de-Dôme, a college in Pont-du-Château also had to close its doors for a week after the detection of the virus in 25 of its students.
