COVID-19: The forgotten cases of hidden exiles - 08/05/21
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Highlights |
• | COVID-19 screening strategies for exiled persons must be planned in advance and include multiple actors, not only healthcare professionals. |
• | Dissemination of COVID-19 cases depends on pre-existing social and hygienic conditions, with little impact of the actual screening process. |
• | Efficacy is optimal when information on the screening objectives, including sanitary upgrading to reduce probability of transmission, is well understood. |
Abstract |
Purpose of the research |
We describe two interventions to screen for SARS-CoV-2 in two squats of exiled persons in France following the diagnosis of symptomatic COVID-19 cases.
Principal results |
In squat A, 50 (25%) persons were screened; 19 were found positive, and three accepted a transfer. In squat B, 65 (54%) persons were screened at three different times, and only two were found positive.
Major conclusions |
Discrepant outcomes may reflect different levels of sanitation, prevention, and acceptance of interventions. Refusal to be transferred to specific COVID-19 homes if tested positive underscores the importance of local sanitary solutions for all. Cross-curricular strategies addressed to exiled persons are essential means of providing medical and public health solutions designed to deter COVID-19 outbreaks in these populations.
El texto completo de este artículo está disponible en PDF.Keywords : COVID-19, Infection, Homeless, Migrant
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Vol 51 - N° 4
P. 387-390 - juin 2021 Regresar al número
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