Covid: deaths of nine residents in one week in a nursing home near Nancy

Since the discovery of the first case, the residents have once again been locked in their rooms, and the institution’s organization has split into two teams.

Since the discovery of the first case, the residents have once again been locked in their rooms, and the institution’s organization has split into two teams.

At the Nancy Suburb Long-Term Care Institution, Nancy, the death of nine of its residents infected with Covid-19 was recorded in a week, the president of the institution’s Board of Directors, Daniel Cill, learned this Sunday. The Grand Regional Health Agency (ARS) is that on August 10, on the eve of the death of the first patient, aged over 90, in this prison of the Acoris mutual group, “Les Sablons”, located in Pulnoy (Meurthe -et-Moselle).

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“From this date until today eight more people have died, most of them also over 90 years of age and with comorbid factors,” said Daniel Cilla, confirming the information to El Es Republicano. “Two of them were at the end of their lives,” Covid was probably on the “fast track” to his death, he continued, stating that the health of the other four residents was being monitored “very closely.”

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“From the first symptoms of the person, who appeared on August 3 and was tested immediately, and the confirmation that he was positive, we did 360 tests on all employees and neighbors,” said Daniel Cilla.

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There are currently around 75 residents and 60 staff members in the Ehpada “Les Sablons” account, eight of whom, including a nurse and assistant carers, have exercised their right to opt out, it added. Daniel Cilla plans to launch an appeal on a local radio station on Monday to seek reinforcements for the coming weeks.

Since the discovery of the first case, the residents have once again been locked in their rooms, and the organization of the institution has been divided into two teams, one in charge of people with Covid and another for those who do not.

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Visits have also been “totally suspended”, says the president of the institution, who regrets that some families were “dissolute”, hugged their elderly parents or visited them and had Covid. “But the infection could also come from a staff member,” he noted. ARS is great, he said for his part that before rescuing these Covid cases, the Long-Term Care Center, which is located in a town of 5,000, “previously had no positive cases among residents and employees.”

Date Updated: August 16, 2020, 5:58 PM

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Source: newstars.edu.vn

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