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- In France, 61 people infected with the coronavirus died. There are also nearly 3,000 confirmed cases in the country.
- On Thursday evening, the head of state unveiled his measures to combat the spread of the epidemic. Schools will be closed from Monday, teleworking encouraged, partial unemployment facilitated and elderly people invited to stay at home.
- On the other side of the Atlantic, the wife of the Canadian Prime Minister, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, tested positive for coronavirus. Justin Trudeau remains out of prudence.
- Disneyland Paris, the leading amusement park in Europe, has announced its closure.
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6:55 a.m. Only 8 new cases in China. While Europe is facing an increasing number of cases, in China, where the virus was born last December, the contaminations are decreasing. The country reported Friday only eight new infections, the lowest figure since the start of the publication of statistics on the epidemic in mid-January.
6:45 a.m. Nepal closes Everest. Also with a view to stemming the spread of the virus, the country, a few weeks before the start of the peak tourist season on the "Roof of the World", prohibited the ascent of its mythical summit. Nepal also stops issuing tourist visas.
6:35 a.m. Among these measures, the closure of schools. After Italy, Greece, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Ireland, France is in turn preparing to live - from Monday, and "until further notice" - without school structure. Objective: "continue to save time" in the race against the clock against the Covid-19. We explain everything in this article.
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6:25 a.m. A coronavirus control plan. Last night, Emmanuel Macron presented, in a solemn address, the measures to curb the spread of the epidemic and the collapse of the economy. Find them below.
6:20 a.m. Disneyland Paris closed. The amusement park in the Paris suburbs, the first in Europe with 10 million visitors per year, will remain stationary for an indefinite period. This follows the Disney group's decision to close its parks in California and Florida this weekend and, therefore, that of Marne-la-Vallée "as a precautionary measure" against the coronavirus epidemic. Several cases had been detected in France in recent days among park staff, as revealed by Le Parisien.
6:10 a.m. Justin Trudeau's wife contaminated. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, the wife of the Canadian Prime Minister, tested positive for coronavirus. She will remain in quarantine "for an indefinite period," said the cabinet of Justin Trudeau. "The Prime Minister is in good health and has no symptoms. However, as a precaution and according to the advice of doctors, he will be in isolation for an expected period of 14 days, "added the same source, adding that his wife felt" good "and that her symptoms remained" moderate ". .
I have more news for you this evening. Unfortunately, Sophie's test result for COVID-19 is positive. It will therefore be in quarantine for the moment. Her symptoms remain mild, she takes care of herself and follows the doctor's advice.
- Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 13, 2020In a personal message to Canadians, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau wanted to be reassuring. "Although I am experiencing some unpleasant symptoms from the virus, I will get back on my feet soon," she says. "I find myself in quarantine but nothing of my condition compares to the fate of other Canadian families whose health is more seriously affected". The country currently has 150 cases of coronavirus.
6:05 a.m. In France, 61 people infected with the coronavirus died. There are also nearly 3000 cases in the country. Worldwide, 131,460 contaminations are reported. Of these patients, 4,923 died.
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