By Maëlys Dolbois
Published on May 6, 20 at 7:14 p.m.
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At the end of December 2019, Amirouche Hammar, a resident of Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis) fell ill. He contracted several symptoms : fever, cough and difficulty breathing.
He would never have suspected that he would be the first patient in France to have contracted coronavirus Covid-19, a month before the authorities report the first cases. He learned this news four months after his hospitalization.
Not a simple flu
The first days when Amirouche Hammar fell ill, he immediately thought he had the influenza. But on December 27, 2019, the 43-year-old man decides to go to the emergency room of the Jean-Verdier hospital, in Bondy (Seine-Saint-Denis) because his condition is deteriorating.
Around 5 a.m., I decided to take my car and go straight to the hospital. When I arrived, I told them ‘you have to call the doctor right away, there is something wrong, I have chest pain, it takes my breath away’. “
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Contaminated without knowing it
After treatment, Amirouche Hammar was able to leave the hospital three days later. According to the doctors at that time, he had a pulmonary infection. This father of four goes home without any worries.
It’s only four months later that he learns from Professor Yves Cohen, head of the resuscitation services at Avicenne and Verdier hospitals, that he is the first patient in France to have contracted coronavirus.
I was told “you are 100% positive for Covid-19 ″”.
A news that surprised Amirouche Hammar. Doctors were able to confirm that this inhabitant of Bobigny was a carrier of the virus thanks to new tests which were made on samples from hospitalized patients in December. The analyzes revealed that Amirouche Hammar was well contaminated.
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