The Loire is at the heart of two major systems for the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic: the first vaccinations took place on Wednesday January 6 in Saint-Étienne, and from January 13 to 19, a massive screening is organized in Saint-Étienne also, with 14 test centers. Two large-scale measures for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional health agency. “These are two complementary devices and really for the benefit of the protection of the population”, comments Nadège Grataloup. The director of the departmental delegation of ARS de la Loire recalls that the timing of the screening campaign has been chosen “voluntarily two to three weeks after the end of the year holidays”, after family gatherings or between friends which may have favored the circulation of the virus.
The ARS also notes at the beginning of January a rise in the incidence rate in the Loire, it was Wednesday, January 6, 172 per 100,000 inhabitants, is “10 more points in 48 hours”, specifies Nadège Grataloup.
We have a collective interest in not arriving at the October 2019 situation
The director of the ARS in the Loire, however, rules out the possibility of seeing the curfew advanced from 8 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the department to date, while the Prime Minister must take stock at 6 p.m. on the epidemic situation and announce perhaps an evolution of the map of departments in advanced curfew. “We do not meet the indicators and criteria, so the issue is not on the agenda, and I believe that collectively we all have an interest in ensuring that this does not happen, and I remind you that the Loire was unfortunately in the fall the most affected department of France “, explains Nadège Grataloup. Incidence rates then exceeded 1,200 per 100,000.
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