Five quarantine firefighters in Monção barracks after transporting infected emigrant

Four women and one man, aged between 25 and 40, firefighters from the Monção corporation, have been isolated for 48 hours in the barracks, after having contacted an infected emigrant.

They will fulfill the 14 days of mandatory quarantine, because they were involved in transporting the patient by ambulance between the parish of Merufe, in Monção, and the Basic Emergency Service (SUB) of the local Health Center, as well as in their referral to the hospital. from Viana.

According to the commander of the corporation, José Passos, the case of the 64-year-old man, who came from France and ended up accusing positive for Covid-19, was treated as a relief for a situation of “dyspnea”, after an alert received on Thursday. Monday night via CODU.

“We went to get the patient home as if it were a case of dyspnea. After contact with the patient, we realized the situation. He went to the SUB and then to Viana”, said José Passos, commenting: “There were failures here that there should have been, but at the time we are not even worth talking about “.

The 64-year-old emigrant, recently arrived from France, accused Covid-19, but, according to the Monção Fire Department Commander, the health authority at ULSAM recommended, “immediately, before the result was known, isolation of the crew”. “The positive result unfortunately arrived at dawn. They are fine. We are almost on the third day and have no symptoms that indicate that they are infected. They are in a wing of the barracks with access to the outside and have no contact with the other firefighters”, he says. .

The four women, some of them with small children, and the man, are confined to the same space. “We opted for this solution because they have a family and it is better not to infect family members. They feel at home. We gave them the best possible conditions,” said Commander José Passos, adding that they “received psychological support provided by Town hall”. “They accepted the quarantine, but it is not easy and that is why we asked for this support”, he concluded.

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