On the program for this news recap, five pieces of information that should not be missed this week: two indigenous cases of dengue fever detected in Toulouse; no broadcast of the football world cup; a crackdown in the entourage of Mohammed Merah; 12,000 Toulouse residents under ARS surveillance due to lead pollution; and pedestrianization of the Pont Saint-Pierre.
Two indigenous cases of dengue fever detected in Toulouse: a mosquito control operation planned
Two cases of dengue have been detected in the neighborhood of Amidonniers in Toulouse, according toRegional Health Agency (ARS) Occitanie. These are indigenous cases that is to say people who did not bring the virus from abroad but were infected with tiger mosquitoes through an intermediate host.
To limit the risk of transmission of dengue fever, a mosquito control operation was organized on the night of Tuesday October 4 to Wednesday October 5, 2022 in the district. Then, investigators from the ARS and Public Health France carried out a health survey.
World Cup. Toulouse will not broadcast the matches on a giant screen
The question is settled: the matches of the French football team during the World Cup in Qatar will not be rebroadcast on giant screens in Toulouse.
The Ville Rose thus joins a dozen other cities in France which are boycotting the world for ethical or ecological reasons. ” low interest », « significant cost and energy expenditure », « context in which this 2022 edition is organized »… Find in the article the motivations of Jean-Luc Moudenc.
Crackdown in the entourage of Mohammed Merah in Toulouse and Albi
Ce Tuesday, October 4, women from the entourage of Mohammed Merah were arrested in Toulouse and Albi. A vast sweep was indeed carried out by the anti-terrorist sub-directorate (Sdat) of the central directorate of the judicial police (DCPJ), according to information disclosed by Europe 1.
They are suspected to have stayed in Syria in 2013 and 2014 and were taken into custody. Some would also be suspected for helping Mohammed Merah’s sister to leave the country, as explained in the JT article.
Toulouse: the Saint-Pierre bridge could become entirely pedestrian from 2023
The Saint-Pierre bridge, which crosses the Garonne in the city center of Toulouse, could become entirely pedestrian from next year.
A first pedestrianization experiment on the Saint-Pierre bridge had been conducted by the Toulouse City Hall this summer, from July 18 to September 20, 2022. The footbridge had closed to motorists for make way for cyclists and pedestrians. The initiative was originally scheduled to end on August 22, but given the success it was extended. Today, the Town Hall is considering making the experience definitive, as you can read here.
Lead pollution. 12,000 people under health surveillance in Toulouse
« As part of the dismantling of the STCM company located in the Barrière district of Paris in Toulouse, analyzes of lead in the soil showed, within the perimeter of the site, lead levels above the threshold determined by the High Council for Public Health (HCSP) for the establishment of specific health surveillance “, alerts the Regional Health Agency of Occitanie (ARS), Thursday, October 6, in a joint statement with the prefecture of Haute-Garonne.
The ARS will therefore launch a health monitoring campaign targeting 12,000 people in the neighborhood affected by this lead pollution. Le Journal Toulousain takes stock.