US EditionReunion Island hospital boss calls for reinforcements amid virus outbreak
- The head of a hospital service on Reunion Island called for medical reinforcements Sunday.
- He appealed for aid to manage an epidemic of mosquito-borne chikungunya disease.
- The outbreak has severely strained hospital capacity, prompting postponed operations and staff recalls.
- Since early March, 540 medical staff have been off work after contracting the disease.
- The service has received three doctors but needs six more to adequately cope.
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"There are some severe forms, especially among the elderly who have comorbidities and among the few children under six months of age," explains Gérard Cotellon, Director General of the Regional Health Agency of La Réunion, Monday on franceinfo.
A major epidemic of Chikungunya has been taking place on Reunion Island for several months. Six deaths have been recorded since the beginning of the year, while 30 to 40 patients are admitted daily to Reunion's CHU. While the vaccination has been trampling, a white plan has been triggered. - "I was forced to walk on my knees": Reunion under tension in the face of a violent epidemic of Chikungunya (Health and well-being).
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Reunion Island hospital boss calls for reinforcements amid virus outbreak
Hospitals on the French Indian Ocean Island of Reunion are reaching breaking point amid a chikungunya virus outbreak that has claimed six lives since January, affecting one out of nine people. Health officials are calling for urgent reinforcements to manage the crisis, just days before President Emmanuel Macron’s scheduled visit.
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