The Saint-Georges fire station, in Rennes, where a case of coronavirus was detected on February 29, 2020. – C. Allain / 20 Minutes
Their cases were confirmed on Saturday by the health authorities. A couple living in Rennes has contracted the coronavirus, probably during a visit to the Oise, where he recently stayed. The department of the Paris region is the French territory most affected by
COVID-19 virus. It is also there that the authorities look for the “zero patient” who brought the virus into France. In Brittany, four cases have been identified. Two were taken care of at the CHU of
Brest, the other two are hospitalized at the CHU Pontchaillou, in Rennes.
In the Breton capital, the “profile” of the two infected people forced the health authorities to temporarily close a fire station. The man who contracted the coronavirus has been practicing for several years as a firefighter in the Saint-Georges barracks, located in the city center of Rennes. The regional health agency said, however, that he “has not participated in any intervention for several weeks”.
The barracks in limited activity
The interventions of the SDIS of Ille-et-Vilaine from the Saint-Georges barracks were temporarily suspended and resumed during the day Sunday. “Less than ten contact persons have been identified among the firefighters. They are instructed to stay at their home pending their assessment,” said the ARS in a press release.
The mayor of Rennes said “that no municipal agent working on the site of the Palais Saint-Georges or the adjoining swimming pool has been identified as a contact case” and that the municipal services installed on the site “continue their activity of normal way “.
The wife of the firefighter, also infected, is a member of the staff of the La Sagesse clinic, a private hospital in the Cleunay district. ARS Bretagne and Santé publique France have already established “the list of contact persons for all patients”, stating that “the number of identified contact cases is limited”.
Their children are not infected
The survey focuses in particular on the nursing staff of the clinic where the patient practices. Tests were also carried out on the two children. They indicate that they are not contaminated.
For all the information and recommendations concerning the COVID-19 coronavirus, the government set up a website and a national telephone platform accessible free of charge at 0 800 130 000 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) for all non-medical questions.
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