"I was told it was a bit of an unpleasant feeling, right?" », Launches a Montpellier, a bit anxious, to the nurse who is about to take a sample in one of her nostrils. This Thursday morning, the first Covid-19 pedestrian drive test opened in the city center of Montpellier (Hérault), intended to screen for free those who wish, without an appointment or doctor's prescription.
If for some, it is only a simple formality, others come out of this ordeal with somewhat reddened eyes. "This can be unpleasant, because we still go quite far in the nostril," concedes a nurse from the firefighters, who manage this new drive test. "It's a rather bizarre feeling," exclaims a young woman, who has just been tested. I confess that I will not come back every day! "
A rising infection rate
This Thursday morning, several dozen people took the test. “To reassure themselves”, for many. Like this 16-year-old teenager, who spent an evening with a comrade, "who had Covid-19". “He came anyway! So I come to be tested, ”explains the young man. "I have no symptoms, but I met a person who had it", confides a Montpellier. A bank employee, for her part, came because she "meets people at work, so it's important".
A teenager and his father, big bags on their backs, had "an hour to kill before taking a train," they explain. "So, you might as well take advantage of it! “Especially since they stayed in a department classified as red. According to the prefect, Jacques Witkowski, the infection rate per 100,000 inhabitants was 88 on Wednesday. The day before, it was 83. A week ago, “we were at 51,” he notes. We can see that something is happening. I understand people dispute, but let's look at the numbers as they are! "
In the Hérault, hospitalizations are also increasing. Ten days ago, six people were hospitalized at the CHU, none was in intensive care. Today, about twenty are hospitalized, and between 4 and 5 in intensive care. The esplanade drive test is open Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Two more will be created in the Arena parking lot and at the Domaine d'O. And, indicated the mayor, Michaël Delafosse (PS), centers will be set up near schools where cases of Covid-19 will be detected.
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