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Epidemic indicators continue to deteriorate in France.
146 new deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
Above all, the threshold of 2,000 cases admitted to intensive care has been crossed (+269).
The situation is particularly tense in Ile-de-France: the occupancy rate of intensive care beds by Covid patients has exceeded 50% in the region (54%).
Unprecedented decision in Europe: Ireland and Wales have chosen to reconfigure their territories in the hope of "celebrating Christmas properly".
The WHO lectures the European authorities on their laxity in terms of “contact tracing”.
“Quarantine contact cases,” the organization insisted on Monday.
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7h00.
In China, the ultra-rich rub their hands.
Never has so much wealth been created in China as in 2020 despite the pandemic ravaging the world economy, according to the ranking of the Hurun cabinet.
The drastic lockdowns ordered in the country to contain the virus have proved particularly lucrative for the digital giants, as millions of Chinese are hiding in their homes for fear of being infected.
6:45 am.
Maximum concern in Iran
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Tehran on Monday recorded 337 additional deaths linked to the new coronavirus, a daily record for the country which enters the eighth month since the announcement of its first cases of Covid-19.
On Monday, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health Sima Sadat Lari deplored a sharp increase in daily mortality, deeming it "unprecedented".
For Ms. Lari, the current situation in Iran "is the result of neglect in compliance with health protocols, the reduction in the use of masks and […] dangerous social behavior in recent weeks".
6:35 am.
Trump tackles Dr Fauci again.
In the middle of the campaign, the American head of state persists and pays himself again to Dr Fauci, a reference in the country in the fight against Covid-19.
“People say 'leave us alone'.
They are fed up with.
Tired of hearing Fauci and all those idiots […] This guy is a disaster, ”he said as the pandemic killed more than 219,000 in the United States.
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"He has been there for 500 years," the Republican president added ironically, referring to this 79-year-old expert recognized worldwide, who heads the Institute of Infectious Diseases.
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6.30am.
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It is October 20, 2020 and resuscitation services continue to fill up in France.
The threshold of 2,000 serious cases was crossed on Monday evening.