on a voluntary basis, pharmacies will continue to test on Sundays

Also on Sunday morning, a pharmacy in Auxerre (Yonne) is full of patients. There are those who come for minor emergencies, but especially those who come to be tested, like Émilie, her husband and their three children. Positive for Covid-19 for a few days, the third test absolutely had to be carried out this Sunday, January 30. So, faced with the high attendance and still numerous screenings, it is out of the question for health professionals to imagine closing on Sundays.

The extension of the opening of pharmacies, to screen and vaccinate until the end of March is very good news. An extended opening on Sundays, but by no means systematic, because based on volunteering. Another decision taken a few days ago: the possibility for sixteen additional professions to carry out tests, including speech therapists, podiatrists and even veterinarians.