Public Health will soon issue recommendations regarding the isolation period during infection COVID-19. In an interview with dutyRegional Director of Public Health for Montreal dDr Mylene Drouin invokes the “syndromic approach” that applies to all respiratory viruses and that can shorten the five-day period at home.
Ontario took a similar approach in September. Ontarians with COVID-19 must self-isolate for 24 hours (or 48 hours in the event of nausea, vomiting or diarrhea) until their symptoms subside and they no longer have a fever. They must also wear a mask in public for ten days.
In Quebec, the “syndromic approach” is the subject of discussions within the Department of Health and Social Services (MSSS) and public health departments, according to Dr.Dr Darwin. “We’re taking a big approach and we’re not going to hide it from accountability in the face of respiratory viruses and COVID-19,” she said.
The Montreal Regional Director of Public Health notes that people infected with SARS-CoV-2 remain “contagious for 10 days”. It specifies that the five days of current isolation correspond to the “peak” of infection.
The syndromic approach aims to isolate people themselves during the acute phase of a respiratory infection. d . explainsDr Darwin. You will not work. After that, you can resume activities while wearing the mask. Obviously, don’t go to a restaurant. We should also avoid seeing vulnerable people.
The Distance working Preferably according to dDr Darwin. If this is not possible, workers should not work with their weak colleagues. “The synergistic approach is that you don’t put people at risk during your 10 days [de contagion]defines dDr Darwin. It’s either the double mask, or it avoids these business contexts. »
No mask required
considered dDr Darwin does not believe it is necessary to re-wear the obligatory mask. According to her, the state of health does not justify this. “We have an increase in cases in Montreal, but it’s not a massive acceleration,” you think.
She encourages Montreal residents, especially the most vulnerable, to get a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. She also believes that we should rely on antiviral treatments such as Baxlovid Tamiflu to avoid hospitalization.
In its latest forecast on Wednesday, the National Institute for Excellence in Health and Social Services (INESSS) expects new hospitalizations to stabilize over the next two weeks in Quebec. Their number will stabilize at around 145 per day (confidence interval between 113 and 179).
However, COVID patients will occupy more regular beds. According to INESSS, their number will be 2,140 (confidence interval between 1,970 and 2,321). In intensive care, this number would be around 64 beds (confidence interval between 59 and 70).
On Wednesday, MSSS reported 2,085 hospitalizations, including 651 due to COVID-19, an increase of 24 from the day before.
There are no cases of monkeypox
During the interview with dutyDrDr Drouin was happy to run monkeypox in Montreal. “In the past two weeks, there have been no reports of new cases,” she said.
A total of 402 injuries have been identified in the city since myI. Ten people were taken to hospital and no one died, according to DrDr Darwin. She said the focus of infection has remained confined to the MSM community.
According to the regional director, nearly 24,000 first doses of monkeypox vaccine have been administered so far, including nearly 10,000 to people not living in Montreal.
Vaccination for a second dose has been available since October 6. according to dDr Darwin, about forty people who were vaccinated became ill despite the first dose.
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