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For several days, the number of Covid-19 cases in Brittany has been increasing significantly, with 143 new cases of Covid-19 in three days, especially in Finistère. In the region, the number of positive cases was 123 between July 15 and July 17 and 110 between July 10 and July 15. Michèle Kiry, regional prefect, specifies that this increase “is not linked to deconfinement but coincides with the start of the school holidays and therefore to a mixing of populations, family meetings, private gatherings and therefore a relaxation of barrier gestures“.
If the severe forms generally affect the elderly, the Covid-19 mainly struck young people in Brittany in July. “No cluster escapes us. There is a whole chain of taking charge of people and we follow them very closely, so no situation is out of control. The peculiarity of these new cases is that they are young people, who are not likely to develop serious forms“indicates Anne-Briac Bili, director of cabinet at the ARS.
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Even though they are young and healthy, they spread the virus.
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“As we can see, people at risk scrupulously apply barrier gestures. The situation is therefore completely different from that of March“She specifies, while young people between 18 and 25 years old apply less barrier gestures and only develop very few symptoms, and would not respect the fourteen days imposed on positive cases.
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“Even if they are young and healthy, even if they are healthy carriers, they spread the virus, they can spread it to vulnerable populations. If young people feel invincible and healthy, they can spread the virus to their loved ones“Anne-Briac Bili alert at the microphone of France 3 Brittany. Concerning the Covid-19 screening campaigns, nearly 80,000 tests have been carried out in the region since May 4, including more than 7,000 since July 15, according to the prefect Michèle Kiry.
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