In France, 64 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
A total of 31,956 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
12,845 new contaminations were recorded by Public Health France.
In Ile-de-France, the health situation continues to deteriorate while the Minister of Health Olivier Véran is due to speak this Thursday, at 6 p.m., from the Parisian hospital Bichat.
This Thursday morning, Prime Minister Jean Castex is to receive the mayors and presidents of the metropolitan areas of Paris, Lyon, Lille and Grenoble to discuss “possible adaptations” of the restriction measures.
Guadeloupe on high alert records 1,000 cases per week and 15 new deaths.
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7:15 am.
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he French automobile market down 2.97% in September.
The French car market continued to recover in September, posting a slight drop of 2.97%, the manufacturers announced on Thursday.
French groups remain on the decline, with PSA at -4.35% and Renault at -5.84%, but the Peugeot (PSA group, + 6.69%) and Dacia (Renault group, + 34.88%) brands are doing well, according to figures published by the Committee of French Automobile Manufacturers (CCFA).
168,291 new passenger cars were put on the roads of France, a decrease of 2.97%, while September 2020 had one more working day.
Over the first nine months of the year, registrations reached some 1,166,700 units, down 28.92% compared to the same period last year.
7:05 am.
Inserm (the National Institute for Health and Medical Research) is looking for 25,000 volunteers in France.
To test vaccine projects, Inserm is launching a call for volunteers from this Thursday on an online platform covireivac.fr.
The goal is for France to be able to test one or more of the 300 vaccine projects currently developed around the world in the coming weeks.
6:45 am.
1,000 cases per week and 15 new deaths in Guadeloupe.
The circulation of the Covid-19 virus remains "very active" in Guadeloupe, with more than 1,000 new positive cases recorded last week and "15 new deaths", indicate the prefecture and the Regional Health Agency.
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The indicators, however, know a form of stabilization even if "the plateau is very high," says Valérie Denux, director general of the ARS of Guadeloupe, during a press conference broadcast live on social networks.
6:40 am.
Guadeloupe on maximum alert.
Guadeloupe, placed for a week in "maximum alert zone", remains "very clearly above the alert threshold, with an incidence rate of 278.07 per 100,000 inhabitants", even if this rate is in "slight decrease compared to the previous week".
The positivity rate remains stable at 22.71%.
In Marseille and Guadeloupe, restaurants close for 15 days
In total, Guadeloupe has 5,528 cumulative Covid-19 cases since the start of the epidemic and 57 deaths.
6.30am.
64 new deaths in France.
In France, 64 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
A total of 31,956 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
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6:25 am.
1,232 people in intensive care.
There are now 1,232 people who have been placed in intensive care in total (against 1,198 the day before).
A figure well below the levels reached during the peak of the epidemic, with 7,000 patients in intensive care at the beginning of April, but which is progressing rapidly (there were only 500 serious cases in this service at the beginning of September).
6:15 am.
More than 12,000 new contaminations in 24 hours.
12,845 contaminations were recorded by Public Health France in its assessment level.
The test positivity rate continues to increase to 7.6%.