When the managers of a nursing home on France’s Cote D’Azur found out a resident had COVID-19, they put into action a standard playbook they believed would contain the spread. It did not
PARIS - When managers at La Riviera nursing home on France’s Cote D’Azur found out a resident had the COVID-19 virus, they put into action a standard playbook they believed would contain the spread. It did not.
Death rates from COVID-19 in old people’s homes around the world have been high, in part because the disease hits the elderly disproportionately and because testing at care homes has been patchy. That was in line with national guidelines at the time, which were for only the first three suspected cases to be tested.
Twenty days after the first case, systematic testing of residents for COVID-19 began at La Riviera on April 4. Thirty-three residents were found to be carrying the virus, as well as 14 staff, who were sent home.The testing allowed the home to put in place a new virus containment plan, guided by an infectious disease specialist from a nearby hospital.
The authority has said the home’s managers waited too long to seek help. The home’s operator, Korian SA, said its staff acted in line with official guidance, and sought help when it was necessary.
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