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On the new map of the active circulation of the virus, 69 departments are on alert
4,244 people were hospitalized in France, including 675 in intensive care.
Limitation of gatherings in enhanced alert zones, including Paris.
Worldwide, the pandemic has killed more than 971,677 since the end of December
The Johnson & Johnson laboratory launches the last stage of a clinical trial of its vaccine.
>> Follow the events of this Thursday, September 24
7:30 am.
Covid-19: Saudi club Al Hilal football team eliminated from Asian Champions League for lack of players.
Hit hard by the coronavirus, Saudi club Al Hilal was eliminated from the Asian Champions League after being unable to field a sufficient number of players for their next match.
The club were unable to put 13 players on their scoresheet to meet Shabab Al Ahli Dubai.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) therefore considers that he has "withdrawn from the competition" when he was already qualified for the round of 16 ...
7:20 a.m.
Justin Trudeau is
sounding the alarm in Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Canadians to redouble their efforts to ensure that the “second wave” of the coronavirus pandemic is no worse than the first.
"In our four main provinces, the second wave is not arriving, it has already started", he insisted.
At the same time, the Trudeau government announced a series of measures to support the economy and promises to create a million jobs to bring the unemployment rate back to pre-crisis levels of around 5.5%.
7:15 am.
Seven new cases in China.
According to health authorities, these new cases all concern people coming from abroad.
In total, the country has recorded 85,314 cases of contamination since the start of the epidemic and 4,634 deaths.
Faced with this situation, the country has just relaxed the entry conditions on its soil for foreigners holding certain residence permits.
From now on, foreigners holding a residence permit "linked to a professional activity" and still valid will be able to return to China without having to apply for new visas.
However, a 14-day quarantine, to be carried out in a hotel, remains imposed on arrival on Chinese soil.
7:10.
England and Wales launch smartphone app.
With much delay, England and Wales are launching their app that allows users to trace contacts and check local risk level and visit history to places like pubs.
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7 hours.
Anger in Marseille.
Elected officials and restaurateurs of the Phocaean City did not take offense against the new measures announced yesterday by Olivier Véran which provide in particular for the closure of bars and restaurants.
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6:45 am.
The
2,500 students of the Lausanne hotel school in quarantine.
Some 2,500 students from this prestigious school in Switzerland have been quarantined after the appearance of numerous outbreaks of contamination by the coronavirus following the organization of private parties.
Almost a hundred nationalities meet there.
Eleven positive cases were identified in the school.
6:40 am.
M
mandatory asque 24 hours 24 in Genoa, Italy.
The city center of this large port in northeastern Italy has registered 63 new cases in the past 24 hours, prompting the Liguria region, in agreement with the town hall and health authorities, to take preventive measures entering immediately effective.
6:35 am.
The Metropolitan Opera in New York is canceling its entire 2020-21 season.
The Metropolitan Opera explains that it is not able to resume its activities until the vaccine against the coronavirus has not been widely administered among the population.
The cancellation of the last eight weeks of the 2019-20 season and the entire following one is expected to result in a shortfall of $ 154 million.
6.30am.
The death toll in Brazil exceeds 4.6 million cases.
Brazil has recorded 33,281 new confirmed cases of coronavirus contamination and 869 additional deaths linked to the epidemic in the past twenty-four hours.
In total, the country has recorded 138,977 deaths since the start of the epidemic.
6:20 am.
Over 2,000 new cases in Germany.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus contamination in Germany soared to 278,070, 2,143 more cases than the day before.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for Infectious Diseases, nineteen more deaths have been reported, bringing the total to 9,428 deaths since the start of the epidemic in the country.
6:15 am.
Five European countries want to create "health corridors".
Five European countries including France are considering the establishment of "health corridors" to facilitate travel within the EU despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
"What is lacking today is better harmonization, including in periods when the virus is circulating more strongly" in Europe, as is currently the case in Spain and France, explained Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, the Minister of Transport.
6 hours.
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