" The essential
In the last 24 hours, more than 8,000 contaminations and 59 new deaths have been observed in France.
In Paris and Ile-de-France, given the number of cases on the rise and hospitals under pressure, the prospect of re-containment worries.
Since Monday, the symbolic bar of one million deaths in the world has been crossed, as many lives shattered by the epidemic.
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6:40 am.
12 billion for vaccines
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The World Bank has asked its Board of Directors to approve additional funding of $ 12 billion to help poor countries purchase and distribute Covid-19 vaccines.
"An effective and safe Covid-19 vaccine is the most promising way for the world to reopen safely," a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
6.30am.
The UN calls for "responsible leadership".
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for “responsible leadership” in the face of the pandemic, in a message released on the occasion of the milestone of one million deaths.
“Let's maintain physical distancing.
Let's wear a mask.
Let's wash our hands, ”he urges, while in several countries anger is mounting against these measures accused of limiting individual freedom.
6:20 am.
Israel will extend its containment.
The reconfinement decreed in Israel until October 11 will be extended after the three weeks previously announced, the Minister of Health warned on Tuesday.
6:10 am.
Merkel tightens the screw a little more.
Germany will limit the number of participants to parties in public and private space depending on the evolution of infections in order to fight against an upsurge in the pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.
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