'It is so hard, so tough to see so many residents taken by this virus,' says the manager of a care home where dozens have died.
This region, Grand Est, has seen more than 2,000 deaths attributed to coronavirus.
"You just have to get on with it," she says."But even with all the hygiene precautions we take, these people are fragile and all it takes is one mistake, and then things deteriorate rapidly." We talk to the manager, Sophie Vinel, in front of the entrance. She says the speed with which coronavirus infected the home was overwhelming. Those with symptoms were isolated but, in some cases, it became obvious that they would not survive.Families were not allowed to visit until death was imminent. Even then, loved ones had to wear full protective suits as they came to the bedside for the final hour or so.
The French health ministry spent weeks announcing the number of people who had died of the virus in hospital, but pointedly failed to include those who had died in care homes in its official statistics.
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