A school closed to Saint-Etienne after the discovery of a cluster

In a school, where the children wear a mask.

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An epidemic focus which forced the authorities to take emergency measures.

A primary school in the metropolis of Saint-Etienne, where 26 cases of Covid-19 have been detected, has been closed since Wednesday morning for a week by decision of the Loire prefecture.

"Eight professionals and 18 children have tested positive for Covid-19 in the private primary school Notre-Dame, Saint-Genest-Lerpt," said the prefect of the Loire in a statement.

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A closed college in Puy-de-Dôme

She specifies that the reopening of the establishment, closed until January 27, will be preceded by a "health reassessment of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional health agency".

For its part, the academic management of the Loire has announced the establishment of "digital educational continuity", provided by "the teaching team of these children".

Tuesday, in Puy-de-Dôme, a college in Pont-du-Château also had to close its doors for a week after the detection of the virus in 25 of its students.

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