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- France has recorded 178 new deaths from the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll to 25,987 since the start of the epidemic.
- After two months of generally respected confinement throughout the territory, Monday "will be the start of a new phase", that of "restarting part of our social life," said the Prime Minister. What to remember from the government's deconfinement plan.
- Four regions (Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-France, Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) remain classified in red, as well as the department of Mayotte, where the deconfinement is even postponed beyond May 11.
- The May 8 ceremony will be restricted. François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy will however be present alongside Emmanuel Macron
- The United States deplores more than 2,400 additional deaths from the coronavirus in 24 hours, bringing the total toll of the epidemic in the country to more than 75,500 deaths.
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7.45 a.m. Victims sue the state in court. Some 40 victims or beneficiaries of the Covid-19's death claims have brought legal action against the state. They are calling for the creation of a compensation fund, along the lines of what exists for asbestos. Read here.
7.40 a.m. Boris Johnson compares the fight against the pandemic to the Second World War. Prime Minister Boris Johnson compared World War II to the "new fight" against the coronavirus pandemic in a letter to veterans published on Friday, the anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany. "On this anniversary, we are engaged in a new fight against the coronavirus which requires the same spirit of national effort that you embodied 75 years ago," wrote Boris Johnson to veterans.
7:35 a.m. Between Macron and the scientific council, substantive differences. Schools, seniors ... In recent weeks, the executive has not seemed on the same wavelength as the scientific authorities responsible for recommendations on the fight against Covid-19. Our article to read here.
7:30 a.m. No convincing efficacy of hydroxychloroquine on patients. The administration of hydroxychloroquine, a drug against malaria, did not improve or significantly deteriorate the condition of seriously ill patients with coronavirus, according to a study carried out in New York hospitals. "The risk of intubation or death was not significantly greater or less among patients who received hydroxychloroquine than among those who received nothing," say the study authors published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
For this study, 811 patients received two doses of 600 mg of hydroxychloroquine on the first day and then 400 mg daily for four days. 565 patients did not receive the drug.
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7:25 a.m. A third of the inhabitants of Guayaquil had the coronavirus in Ecuador. A third of the 2.7 million inhabitants of Guayaquil, the epidemic focus of Covid-19 and the economic capital of Ecuador, contracted the coronavirus, says the mayor of the port city, Cynthia Viteri.
Ecuador is one of the Latin American countries most affected by the new coronavirus, with nearly 30,300 cases, including 1,654 deaths. Authorities are also reporting another 1,705 deaths likely due to the same disease.
7:22 a.m. The return to the beach will be under conditions. Access to the seaside is authorized from 11 May but only "on a case by case" basis and under the authority of the prefects. The mayors of the coast rejoice ... and await the rules to follow. Read here.
Deconfinement: "Access to the beaches will be authorized by the prefect"
7.20am. Unemployment is still on the rise in the United States. The United States has seen millions of new unemployed people pour in every week since March, and the unemployment rate for April, published this Friday, could approach 20%, twice as much as at the heart of the Great Recession of 2009.
7.15 a.m. Barcelona reopens its beaches. This Friday, Barcelona reopens its beaches in the morning for sports. Spain, one of the countries most affected by the pandemic and which is experiencing one of the strictest closures, will begin its first phase of deconfinement at the end of the weekend.
7:10 a.m. New speech from Queen Elisabeth II. Queen Elisabeth II will address the British on Friday evening for the second time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead of street parties and veterans' processions, which were canceled, the government ordered the population to celebrate at home, by offering them ideas for games or cooking recipes.
7 hours. An 8-May coronavirus version. In Paris, Emmanuel Macron is to preside over a ceremony this Friday in a very limited format on the Champs-Elysées, in the presence of the main political and military leaders but without audience.
6:45 a.m. The United States most affected country in the world. The United States deplores more than 2,400 additional deaths from the coronavirus in 24 hours, bringing the total toll of the epidemic in the country to more than 75,500 deaths. The United States also has more than 1.25 million officially diagnosed cases (+27,300 in 24 hours).
6:35 a.m. The deconfinement revealed. Monday "will be the start of a new phase", that of "restarting part of our social life", rejoiced the Prime Minister during the presentation of the government's plan.
VIDEO. Beaches, 100 km and cafes: 5 things to remember from the deconfinement plan
This deconfinement will not apply everywhere in the same way, since France is cut in half between a northeast quarter, in red, and the rest of the country, in green.
6:25 a.m. Four regions remain classified in red. Since the virus is still circulating and the tension and the risk of saturation in hospitals require it, four regions (Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-France, Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) remain classified as red.
The new deconfinement map: "Four regions in red, including Île-de-France"
The department of Mayotte also remains in red and the deconfinement is even returned beyond May 11 in this territory.
6.15 a.m. 178 new deaths in France in the last 24 hours. A total of 25,987 people have died from Covid-19 since the start of the epidemic. In detail, 16,386 deaths were recorded in hospitals and 9,601 in medico-social establishments, in particular in nursing homes.
6:10 a.m. The results of hospitalizations in France. 23,208 people remain hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 infection. "728 new admissions were recorded in 24 hours" according to the Directorate General of Health. The number of resuscitation patients continues to drop: the DGS has 186 fewer patients on Thursday evening. But 2,961 people are still hospitalized in intensive care.