- Thirteen cases of coronavirus were detected in the department of Morbihan.
- This "cluster" prompted the authorities to close schools in four municipalities. It is not yet known how they contracted Covid-19.
- In Crac'h, the inhabitants remain rather peaceful. Six cases have been identified in this commune of just over 3,000 inhabitants.
It is a small town of just over 3,000 inhabitants nestled close to the Gulf of Morbihan. Sunday evening, Crac'h and its pretty little 19th century church enthroned in the main square became one of the most active centers of the coronavirus. Six people from the town were infected with Covid-19. Three other cases were detected in the neighboring town of Auray, three in Carnac and one in Saint-Philbert-de-Carnac. In these four municipalities, all schools have been closed since Monday, back to school day, and will remain closed until March 14.
In the Breton department, considered as a “cluster” of the epidemic with its 13 patients, 5,700 students are currently deprived of school. “I learned this this morning when I went to work. I had to turn around to come and babysit my children. ” Mom of Ethan, 10, and Manon, 7, Caroline did not hesitate to leave her house this Monday morning. President of the parents' association, she had not been informed by the school of the immediate closure. “It's a little disturbing to know that it can happen in a town like Crac'h. But I don't worry too much. We are in good health, we follow the instructions. I don't want to panic ”. The mother still contacted other parents of pupils with whom her children had been in contact recently "to make sure they were not sick".
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Like her, many residents are wondering this Monday about the identity of the six people infected with the coronavirus and about the origin of the "patient zero". “We did not identify at this stage what was the source of the contamination. It is not impossible that this contamination is indigenous from a patient who is already on Breton territory, "said Stéphane Mulliez, director general of the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Brittany. "We are waiting to know who it is to take the right measures," says Laurent Picard. This deputy of the commune awaited the return of his mayor, summoned by the prefecture to Vannes this Monday morning, for a meeting of "crisis". All collective gatherings are prohibited in the department. "We have a ceremony for a burial planned for tomorrow morning (Tuesday). I don't know if it will be able to stand, ”admits the elected official.
According to him, several city officials have expressed concern about the possible spread this Monday morning, less than 24 hours after the announcement of the first cases. In the village bakery, we prefer to smile. "Don't stay too long in Crac'h," says the baker, smiling. This morning, she nevertheless saw a client come with a mask but she does not seem worried. "Everyone only talks about it but that doesn't stop anyone from going out." For me, it's like the flu, ”recalls this tall woman with creaky humor. "The baker is not contaminated," she says to a client. "We will be careful, wash our hands well but I don't think we're going to confine ourselves," says a sixty-something woman at the end of the trade.
Several prefectural decrees were however signed on Sunday evening, prohibiting any collective gathering and gatherings in a closed place. Sports meetings are also canceled. "This is to curb the epidemic," said prefect Patrice Faure on Monday in Vannes.
"No kisses, no hugs"
A few kilometers from Crac'h, the town of La Trinité-sur-Mer nevertheless lives perfectly normally and its schools remained open on Monday. A little further, the discovery of three cases of coronavirus in Carnac prompted the rectorate to close the schools there. In this very touristy town famous for its alignments, visitors put things into perspective. "I'm not going to end my vacation because of three cases. There are everywhere in France now, ”says Brigitte, from the Arcachon basin. The mother, however, passed the instructions to her children. “No kisses or hugs with friends. We are careful, but I will not stop living. ”
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