Emergency screening operation against Covid-19.
This Tuesday, residents who wish are invited to be tested on rue Charles-Baudelaire, near the Carpentier gymnasium.
A campaign set up with the support of the Red Cross after the discovery of six cases of the “Delta” (Indian) variant of the Covid-19 virus within the Montesquieu college of the town.
This variant is classified as "worrying" by the World Health Organization (WHO) because it is considered more dangerous and contagious.
One student and five agents tested positive for this variant.
"These people are subject to isolation and follow-up, in order to reduce the risk of transmission," says one in the prefecture.
The Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency (ARS), in conjunction with local partners, immediately carried out the epidemiological investigation to identify risky contact subjects.
Screenings and vaccinations carried out on site
At the same time, the class of the pupil concerned was closed and all his comrades put in isolation.
“This Monday, only two of them had not yet taken their test, all the others were negative, informs the rectorate.
They were able to resume classes.
During the day, 140 volunteers were tested on site.
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In view of the results, the college remains open.
"It would not have made sense to close it now to reopen it a few days before the holidays", assures Stéphane Beaudet, the mayor (without label) of the town who participated in an emergency meeting yesterday.
“We are building on the experience we have acquired this year,” he continues.
It is also necessary to take into account the psychological effects that a new closure could have on the pupils.
But we wanted to be completely transparent about the situation.
And invite all those who wish to come to be tested.
We will also ask the firefighters to set up a vaccination center.
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This vaccine offer, which will complement that already present in the town, will be in place from this Thursday, June 17 at the Carpentier gymnasium. “To date, although no significant excess incidence of Covid has been observed in the municipality of Evry-Courcouronnes, the authorities recommend that the population be screened and vaccinated, and recall the importance of respecting barrier gestures, ”concludes the prefecture.