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In France, 288 people have died from the new coronavirus in hospital over the past 24 hours and 235 in nursing homes over the past four days.
The pandemic has killed a total of 35,541 people since it began.
Emmanuel Macron is to announce new measures against the Covid-19 epidemic this Wednesday evening.
The last arbitrations will be made this morning during a defense council at the Elysee Palace.
The option of national confinement, a little more flexible than that of spring, is being considered in France.
The Covid-19 epidemic continues its galloping progression in Europe and most countries are totally or partially reconfining themselves one after the other.
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7:15 am.
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exceptional bonus for entrepreneurs in priority neighborhoods.
An exceptional bonus of 1,500 euros will be awarded to 5,000 entrepreneurs installed in the priority districts of the city (QPV), announced this Wednesday the Ministry of the City, in order to face the consequences of the Covid crisis.
6:55 am.
The scenario of a 4-week reconfinement on the table.
The President of the Republic is to announce this Wednesday evening, at 8 p.m., new measures against the Covid-19 epidemic.
The last arbitrations will be made this morning during a new defense council at the Elysee Palace.
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6:55 am.
Crisis meeting in Germany.
In Germany, a crisis meeting is scheduled for Wednesday between Angela Merkel's government and regional leaders.
With around 11,000 dead, Germany is doing - like in the spring - always better than other European countries like France or Spain.
But new infections there reached a record 14,714 on Saturday, and the Chancellor has not stopped recently to call on her compatriots to stay as much as possible at home.
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"We must now take decisions quickly and in a determined way in order to break this second wave of contaminations," insists German Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
6:35 am.
Half of the sheaves beds in France occupied by Covid-19 patients.
More than 2,900 Covid-19 patients are hospitalized in intensive care on Tuesday, occupying half of the beds currently available in France in these services welcoming the most seriously ill patients, according to the latest official figures.
Compared to the last assessment, there are 148 more patients in intensive care (2,909 against 2,761 the day before).
The current capacity of resuscitation services - which do not only accommodate Covid patients - is around 5,800 beds, which the public authorities intend to ramp up in the coming days.
If we also take into account the discharges, 431 Covid-19 patients were admitted to sheaves (or intensive care) in the last 24 hours, according to data published by the French public health agency.
6.30am.
288 new deaths in hospital in France.
On the official website government.fr, the authorities reported 288 deaths in hospital for the last 24 hours and 235 in nursing homes over the last four days.
At the height of the first wave, in April, more than 700 deaths were recorded on certain days, adding hospitals and nursing homes.
6:25 am.
Hospitalizations for Covid still on the rise.
The overall number of hospitalizations for Covid continues to increase in France.
Nearly 19,000 Covid-19 patients (18,955) are now in hospital, compared to 17,761 the day before.
6:15 am.
TousAntiCovid downloaded 4.2 million times.
The new version of the Covid-19 tracking application, renamed “TousAntiCovid”, was launched five days ago.
"By this compliant update, 4.2 million French people have downloaded this application to date," said the Minister Delegate in charge of Autonomy, Brigitte Bourguignon.