"Eight professionals and 18 children have tested positive for Covid-19 at the private primary school Notre-Dame, Saint-Genest-Lerpt", in the metropolis of Saint-Etienne, said a press release from the prefect of the Loire , Wednesday.
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.
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"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.
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".
A college closed on Tuesday in Puy-de-Dôme
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.