The day camp in the city of Alma, in Lac-Saint-Jean, is struggling with a major outbreak of COVID-19.
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Nineteen of the 75 monitors have contracted the virus in the past few days, but despite everything, activities are continuing as normal for the moment.
“The children will hardly notice it,” said the City’s communications advisor, Claudia Madore.
The City has used its imagination to avoid the complete interruption of activities by using other city employees.
“For example, there will be fewer swimming pools, because the lifeguards are with groups of children, explained Ms. Madore. Same thing for our activities at the library. There will be less temporarily, because the one who takes care of it has been transferred to the day camp.
The city has also called on former employees and tightened its sanitary measures.
“We have provided tests to employees who must test themselves every morning and wearing a mask is also compulsory for them,” said Claudia Madore.
To date, no cases of COVID have been detected among children enrolled in the camp.
At Lac Pouce located in the Laterrière sector in Saguenay, management applies the same measures and instructions as last summer and in 2020, even if no case of COVID has been listed this season.
“Reconciliations are easier because the groups intersect, but the activities are done in a bubble team,” said general manager Laval Dionne.
At the Patro de Jonquière, no case of COVID has been detected either since the launch of summer activities two weeks ago.
It is also the status quo in the day camps of the city of Saguenay, but the resurgence of the number of cases within the community encourages its leaders to strengthen health measures and to obtain insurance from the Provincial Association of camps of the correct procedure to follow in the event of an outbreak.
