In February, Gap joined the system set up by the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region which consists of establishing a preventive mapping of Covid-19 from analyzes of wastewater. The Paca Region has initiated an experiment with the Marseille Fire Brigade Battalion aimed at detecting and anticipating the spread of the virus.
Since February 9, weekly samples have been taken from the wastewater at the entrance to the Gap wastewater treatment plant, to specify their concentration in the viral load of Covid-19. “The objective is to detect and anticipate the spread of the virus by determining a carrier rate, the evolution of which makes it possible to establish the progression of Covid-19. This global analysis makes it possible to predict the evolution of the number of patients several days in advance, ”the municipality said in a press release, with supporting figures. “The latest samples taken at the Gap treatment plant show a strong increase in the virus concentration in wastewater.
With a result of 1277 copies / ml during the sample taken on Monday March 29, the concentration has been multiplied practically by four in one week and by more than ten in fifteen days ”. Mayor Roger Didier launches a new “call to the responsibility of the Gapençais”: “I note a certain relaxation in the wearing of the mask and in the respect of barrier gestures. We are all hungry to be able to get back to a normal social life, but it still takes some effort. It is at this price that we will be able to envisage a more serene summer and festive meetings ”.
The monitoring of the concentration of SARS-CoV 2 virus in wastewater by watershed is published on the webpage knowledge-territoire.maregionsud.fr/cartes-donnees/veille-crise-sanitaire-et-territoires.
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