Guadeloupe: trash fires near the Pointe-à-Pitre University Hospital

The firefighters had to intervene Tuesday, January 24 in the morning to put out “

” near the Pointe-à-Pitre University Hospital where a car park is still occupied by caregivers suspended for having refused the vaccine against Covid- 19.

These "

" blocked "

", according to several sources including firefighters.

According to videos sent by the firefighters, a large pile of tires was on fire just in front of the entrance to the hospital, not far from the parking lot occupied by caregivers refractory to the obligation to vaccinate against Covid-19 since their suspension.

Renewing the social action of caregivers

Firefighters waited for police to secure the scene.

According to the Territorial Directorate of the National Police, "

".

If the action has not really been claimed, the collective of organizations fighting against the vaccination obligation indicated at the beginning of the week its desire for "

" of the social action of caregivers, according to Gaby Clavier, trade unionist of the health branch of the UGTG union, which has been very active since the start of the crisis.

He also planned new actions during the week calling on "

" to join the movement to "

," he said.

In Guadeloupe, the protest movement of caregivers suspended after their refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19 was at the origin of the urban riots of November 2021.

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