A massive coronavirus screening will be organized at IMA, at Niort. Intermutual assistance where two seasonal workers tested positive for covid-19 at the end of last week. They were returning from a trip to Barcelona, Spain and are part of the cluster announced this Tuesday, July 21 by the Regional Health Agency.
The company was notified on Friday July 17. It indicates that a protocol was then set up to identify possible contact cases. All employees who may have been in contact with the two young women were asked not to return to the site.. Measure concerning seasonal workers but also permanent or training staff.
There was a enhanced disinfection of workstations IMA also specifies. Employees were informed on Sunday of the situation and increased vigilance was requested.
Break any transmission chain
In parallel, it was decided theorganization of a massive screening campaign. It is scheduled July 28, 29 and 30 and will take place in the places from the assistance specialist, in the underground car park of one of the buildings.
These PCR tests will be carried out by a laboratory approved by the ARS, on the basis of volunteering. Employees are invited to register. 1,200 tests can be performed over these three days which corresponds approximately to the staff of IMA present in Niort at the moment. The objective for Intermutuelles assistance being to break any transmission chain.
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