Julien Holtzer 13:36, January 09, 2022
The cases of Covid-19 are multiplying exponentially in recent days.
And, by extension, the tests too, since 9.5 million tests were performed in pharmacies in just eight days.
An absolute record, to the chagrin of pharmacists who face the situation with increasing difficulty.
With nearly 200,000 positive cases for Covid-19 on average in recent days, pharmacies and laboratories are always full.
9.5 million drugstore tests were performed in just eight days.
An absolute record.
Faced with this situation, which has been going on for months, pharmacists can no longer take it.
"It's really huge. The workload due to the screening strategy is colossal.", Says Philippe Besset, president of the pharmacists' union, before detailing his extended days.
"In my pharmacy, one day on call, we had 300 people during the day between the tests and the rest of the work of the pharmacy which continues. When there are three people to take care of that ...", breath- he does.
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"I'm always afraid of making a mistake"
Has the “all screening” strategy implemented by the government reached its limits?
For the president of the union, there is no risk of zero and there could be blunders, especially when reporting cases.
"These are days that are really very painful, knowing also that you must not make mistakes. It's a job that requires all your attention and so I am constantly afraid of making a mistake because of the large number of people arriving. "