If the Bordeaux University Hospital had taken care of the very first Covid patient in France, on January 24, New Aquitaine had been rather spared by the first epidemic wave.
Patients from other regions had also been transferred by military planes and medical TGV to the Bordeaux University Hospital.
This time, the situation is more worrying.
In question, a relaxation of the population vis-à-vis barrier gestures.
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The three Covid screening centers at Bordeaux University Hospital, including one at Mérignac airport, perform around 2,200 tests daily.
And that is no longer enough to meet demand.
Two new outdoor centers are opening this Wednesday: a barnum on the Place des Quinconces and a drive at the Arkea Arena, on the opposite bank of the Garonne.
The CHU approached those of Poitiers and Limoges so that they lend a hand on the analysis of PCR samples.
"We recorded 8% of positives on the population tested, against 1% between June and August"
, underlines Yann
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