Covid-19: France opens new screening centers for priority people

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To streamline traffic in front of the labs, around twenty priority screening centers opened at the start of the week in Île-de-France.

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In France, it is always very complicated to get tested.

To streamline traffic in front of the labs, around twenty screening centers opened at the start of the week in Île-de-France.

They are reserved for priority people having symptoms or being in contact with a person positive for Covid-19.

A useful test accelerator for Ile-de-France residents.

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It only takes 45 minutes to get tested at this new testing center in the south of Paris and with results in 48 hours.

A good thing for Laure because the delays in the other laboratories were unbearable: “ 

I am in contact and I was told that the tests were done after 7 days and that there was no point in doing so.

I had tried to make an appointment in a lab but haven't heard from since Saturday so I decided not to.

But finally, I received an SMS and I see my parents on Sunday so for safety I said to myself: "I'm going".

 "

To be considered priority screening, you must present a prescription if you have symptoms or an SMS from

health insurance

if you are considered a contact case.

In the queue, a few symptomatic people but many contact cases like Philippe: “ 

The situation is starting to turn in the wrong direction and the authorities are taking it more and more seriously.

I am rather happy with their responsiveness.

It is rather reassuring.

 "

Test better rather than test more.

500 PCR samples are taken every day in this laboratory and other priority centers should open in major French cities.

►Read: Covid-19: all indicators are red in France

# Covid_19 Opening of one of the 20 screening and diagnostic centers in Paris 4th, with @aur_rousseau, @Anne_Hidalgo and @prefpolice


👉Promote rapid diagnosis for priority people


personnesMake screening and diagnosis


accessible 👉Strengthen the supply of tests pic.twitter.com/QYXySb8m9d

  ARS Île-de-France (@ARS_IDF) September 21, 2020

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