In ten days, ten residents of an Ehpad that had 80 of them died after contracting the coronavirus. Six other residents are still hospitalized. The management of the establishment decided to confine all the occupants, "including during meal times".

Ten residents of an Ehpad located in Villeneuve-de-Berg in the Ardèche department died within ten days of contracting the coronavirus. Six other residents of the establishment, also infected, are hospitalized, according to information gathered by AFP on Sunday from management.

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Six other residents hospitalized

The last death occurred Saturday at the Aubenas Hospital Center where three other sick residents of this Ehpad of 80 residents are still being treated. A second group of three sick people is currently being cared for at the Claude-Dejan hospital in Villeneuve-de-Berg.

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On March 15, the management of the Ehpad decided to confine all residents until further notice in their individual rooms, "including during meal times", after having identified symptoms in several residents. coronavirus.

The number of people who died in nursing homes is still not officially known. New rules were set out by the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, during his press briefing on Saturday, to strengthen confinement in homes for the elderly.