The derogatory work stoppage system for people with symptoms of Covid-19 “testifies to its usefulness,” said Health Insurance on Tuesday, which has received an average of 3,000 requests per day for three weeks.
Since January 10, it is possible to obtain online (declare.ameli.fr) sick leave “for immediate isolation, without waiting period”, subject to performing a PCR screening test within 48 hours.
After three weeks, ” there are 65,689 requests “, is ” on average 3,000 per day “Says Health Insurance in a press release. Proof according to her that this measure ” responds to a real need, but also that its use remains appropriate and legitimate », Compared to some 30,000 compensated daily stops in 2019.
More than 30% of applicants test positive
Moreover, “a little over 30%” of applicants ” have had a positive test result “, a rate ” very clearly superior “To 6% to 7% recorded at national level, which confirms that the service” is used by insureds whose condition suggests contamination ».
Most are private sector employees (68%), but civil servants (16%) and health professionals (6%) also benefit from these stops “ immediate ».
The average duration is 1.9 days, a period considered ” coherent With that of PCR tests, the results of which are often returned in less than 24 hours.
For ” avoid any misuse “, The Health Insurance indicates that its medical service checks a hundred files every day and stresses that” less than 2% do not meet the criteria for compensation ”.
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