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Remote Laboratory Management: Respiratory Virus Diagnostics
Published on: April 6, 2019
Management of the COVID-19 epidemic in a French immigration detention center
Nicolas Soussy1, Laurène Dufayet2, Etienne Ravault1
1Medico-Judicial Unit, Hôtel-Dieu, Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of management of the COVID-19 epidemic in a French immigration detention center.
Design/Methodology/Approach:
During containment in France because of COVID-19, the judicial authorities had to deal with the risk of contamination within immigration detention centers (IDC). In the Paris IDC, which can usually receive up to 240 individuals, measures have been taken to limit the risk of contamination by releasing individuals without prior judicial conviction and testing the others by a nasal swab.
Findings:
The test was done for all the present individuals (48), except two who refused. Eight tests (17.4%) were positive and only one was symptomatic. Individuals testing positive for COVID-19 were transferred into COVID-centers specially created during this health crisis.
Originality/Value:
Management of the COVID-19 epidemic in this French IDC illustrates the necessity of good cooperation between judicial authorities and medical teams in charge of those centers and the difficulty of balancing public health actions with state security.
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