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As close as possible to the people most vulnerable to coronavirus, an information relay for doctors and families, carers say they suffer from a lack of support from the authorities. "Since the confinement, and long before, we are completely ignored by the leaders, never contacted," warns Gisèle Vissac, home help and liberal life assistant, guest of Europe 1 on Saturday.
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Claiming to be confronted with the lack of equipment and directives, Gisèle Vissac said that she heard about safety instructions thanks to the help of a nurse friend in Paris. "At the end of February, she said to me 'I think something catastrophic will happen. The right things to do are these'".
Voluntarily isolated
Practicing her profession between Chablis and Auxerre in Yonne, she describes the constraints that social distancing entails in her relationship with patients. "Containment requires, we go to the patients dressed as it should be, the approach is more verbally." A large part of the follow-up is now carried out by telephone.
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"It was now or never to be there [...] The patients and families are very worried," she said, adding that she voluntarily isolated herself so that she could continue to practice her profession. to people who need me. "