- In Montpellier, the capital of a department classified in the red zone, the town hall has drawn up an emergency plan in the event that a case of Covid-19 is detected in a school.
- Sites are ready to accommodate screening drives, sheltered by tents.
If this Tuesday morning, the return to school will be somewhat atypical for all children in France, it will undoubtedly be even more so in Montpellier (Hérault). In the capital of Hérault, a department classified in the red zone for the spread of Covid-19, the infection rate jumped from 51 per 100,000 inhabitants ten days ago to 88 today, was alarmed the prefect, Jacques Witkowski, on August 27.
Therefore, the city of Montpellier has developed an emergency plan with the Regional Health Agency (ARS), which it will draw if a case of coronavirus is detected in a school.
"We are going to do everything not to close classes and schools"
"When a child in a school suffers from symptoms, such as fever, he will be immediately put in solitary confinement, accompanied by an adult," explains Fanny Dombre-Coste, elected to education. Parents will be notified, as will the academy and the ARS. It is the school doctor who will take care of the child, and who will assess whether this fever is linked to Covid-19, or simply to a re-entry virus, as there are many. The child will be tested, and if the case is true, the "contact cases" will be traced, and, if necessary, all or part of the class will be isolated. We will do everything, however, not to close classes and schools, except, of course, if the health situation warrants it. "
And, if necessary, free and non-prescription screening drives will be set up “immediately” near the impacted school, resumes Mayor Michaël Delafosse (PS), to possibly test children, teachers and others. the staff.
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"The faster we go, the faster the contamination chain will be broken," notes the city councilor. The town hall has already studied, for each school group in the city, the places where the tents housing the drive, which will be manned by firefighters, could be set up. "I would remind you, however, that it is up to parents to ensure that the children do not have a fever before sending them to school", underlines Fanny Dombre-Coste.
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