No proven case has yet been detected in Toulouse and there is no question of giving in to psychosis. During the week, four people with suspicious symptoms, reminiscent of those of the coronavirus, were managed by CHU Purpan, within the department of infectious and tropical diseases.
This was indicated this Tuesday morning to France Bleu Occitanie the director of Samu 31, Vincent Bounes whose teams are overwhelmed with calls. However, the analyzes have already made it possible to rule out three cases which turned out to be negative. The fourth case is still under analysis.
People hospitalized on suspicion had recently stayed in China or been with people who returned. To avoid any risk of contamination, they were placed in isolation in special rooms until the test result.
Contacted by 20 Minutes, the CHU confines itself to indicating that there is no proven case in the Pink City.
Three confirmed cases in France
For the moment, three cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in France. The first, hospitalized in Bordeaux, is in "a stable and reassuring state" according to the health authorities who gave his news on Monday.
The first symptoms of coronavirus nCov 2019 "are fever and respiratory signs like cough or breathlessness," said the Ministry of Health on a site dedicated to the virus. What often resembles an influenza-like illness.
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