- Authorities are alerting to an increase in coronavirus cases in the North. It is the French department which has the most disease clusters.
- A "detrimental laxity in behavior" was noted.
A quick tour and then come back. In a joint press release published this Thursday, the northern prefecture and the Hauts-de-France regional health agency (ARS) are alerting to an upsurge in coronavirus cases in the department. The authorities therefore call to avoid "laxity" in the application of barrier gestures in order to avoid an epidemic recovery.
"The indicators of the Nord department tend to predict an increase in cases of coronavirus if the vigilance of all is not maintained," say the ARS and the prefecture. Authorities say that “the rate of positivity to Covid-19 screening tests is 1.37% in the North, compared to 1.1% nationally. »An increase in confirmed cases of infected people which, however, does not yet translate into an increase in the number of patients hospitalized in intensive care.
The North has 31 clusters of coronavirus
However, between May 11 and July 15, 31 clusters (excluding Ehpad) of Covid-19 were identified in the North. A figure that makes this department the one with the most disease clusters in France.
For the prefect, Michel Lalande, this results from “a detrimental relaxation in behavior. "Also, the representative of the State and the director general of the ARS, Etienne Champion," solemnly call not to abandon the efforts made, successfully, in recent months to reverse the epidemic. "
The authorities particularly insist on respecting barrier gestures and maintaining protective measures in the workplace. They also insist with employers on the need to ensure compliance with the forthcoming obligation to wear a mask in enclosed spaces: "It is their moral, collective but also criminal responsibility in the event of death related to the virus", they warn. .
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