“I came for myself but also not to infect others.” Bernard is a retiree. With his heart problems, he is considered a person at risk for Covid. But for this inhabitant of Chateauneuf-la-Forêt, it is today a “a citizen gesture”.
Several hundred residents of Chateauneuf and the surrounding area made the trip. “We have a lot of seniors at risk, notes the mayor of the city Françoise Rivet. But also young people! “ Everyone has responded to the rapid spread of the virus in the sector. Identified in schools, since closed, the virus has already infected more than twenty people in this rural area.
“An unprecedented situation in Haute-Vienne”
Pierre Guillot, director of the Astralab laboratory, himself detected the inhabitants. He recognizes it: “The situation is unprecedented in Haute-Vienne because this is the first time that the virus has spread so quickly in a rural area which normally with the low density limits the spread of the virus. “ To explain this large number of cases, the specialist points to the English variant already found in several contaminations. A more contagious variant.
Nadège came with her three children, all of whom attend the affected schools. “This virus scares us, we must admit. The sooner we are fixed, the better we can isolate ourselves and therefore limit the spread of the virus.” One of his sons, Maxime, 13, is “anxious to get tested”.
The mayor welcomes the responsiveness of public services
Françoise Rivet, elected last May, closely follows the development of the situation. “I am not worried because I think that with this massive screening we will avoid the snowball effect. I welcome the responsiveness of the authorities and public services, including the ARS, which reacted very quickly. how we’re going to get out of it. “
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The mayor of the city who also launches an appeal vis-à-vis the British community: “We must not make amalgamation. If the English variant has been detected that does not necessarily mean that it is the British who are responsible. Today, the virus circulates quickly, it can come from anywhere . “
The results are expected on Sunday and Monday. Positive people will get a phone call. If a significant number of cases are detected, the ARS could conduct a massive second screening in the area.
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