MARIGOT:--- On Wednesday evening, there are two confirmed cases in Saint-Martin, one more than the day before and still two cases in Saint-Barth, said the prefecture in a press release.
"In Saint-Martin, it is a 40-year-old person living on the island, returning from a trip to France (Paris). His state of health was not considered worrying, home confinement instructions were communicated to him, "said the prefecture.
Adaptation of the screening strategy
We have moved from a strategy of identifying the entry of the virus into our territory to a strategy of identifying the most severe cases.
The screening and patient management strategy is based on national recommendations.
Given the circulation of the virus in the archipelago, the proposal to screen patients with signs of COVID-19 is being adapted.
This strategy incorporates the following main principles:
- Systematic screening of hospitalized people
- Screening of people at risk following a medical evaluation
- Screening of professionals essential to continuity of service for the population
- Screening by sentinel doctors of people showing signs in the city to assess the spread of the epidemic in the population
Systematic screening for the entire population would not bring benefit to people with mild forms and would put the laboratory, by a massive influx of examinations, in difficulty, potentially causing delays in treatment for severe cases.
