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The latest report in France shows 26,676 new cases and 166 deaths in 24 hours.
At least 34,048 people have died in the country due to Covid-19.
2,239 people are in intensive care in France, including 284 admitted in 24 hours.
Jean Castex is due to announce this afternoon the shift of new departments to the maximum alert zone.
Globally, the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic is approximately 1,130,000.
Germany has a record 24-hour case.
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7:10.
New restrictions in the Czech Republic.
As of today, in the Czech Republic, all points of sale, except food stores and pharmacies, are closed.
Travel is also restricted.
7 hours.
Reconfinement in Ireland.
Since 1 hour Paris time, Ireland has been reset.
The Irish are placed under house arrest for six weeks, but schools remain open.
Non-essential businesses are closing and the Irish can only leave their homes to exercise within a three-mile radius, or face fines.
6:45 am.
Curfew tonight in Italy.
From tonight, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day, the Italian regions of Lombardy, the northern region most affected by the pandemic, and Campania, to the south, where Naples is located, are establishing a curfew.
Uncertainty remains on the precise time of the end of the curfew in Campania.
6.30am.
Is tocilizumab, false hope or real treatment?
Between studies showing a reduction in the risk of going to intensive care and analyzes showing no effect, Le Parisien returns, in this article, to the latest knowledge about tocilizumab administered to patients with Covid-19.
6:15 am.
Record of contamination in Germany.
Germany has 11,287 new infections in 24 hours.
It is a sudden jump from Wednesday and a record for the country.
This figure, which was still only 7,595 on Wednesday, far exceeds the previous record reached last Friday when 7,830 new cases were recorded by the Robert Koch health watch institute.
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6 hours.
Good morning all.
Welcome to this live dedicated to the latest developments relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.
