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The antigenic tests arrive in the high schools.
The ski resorts will be fixed on their fate at Christmas in ten days
G20 promises fair distribution of vaccines around the world
The United States and the United Kingdom could start vaccinations in mid-December.
501 deaths in 24 hours in France
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13 hours.
The European Union announces the signing of a contract for vaccines against the coronavirus with the company Moderna.
12:49.
Businesses closed: the Hauts-de-France Region votes for aid for November rents.
Shops in Hauts-de-France with less than 10 employees, administratively closed to fight against the epidemic, will be able to benefit from a subsidy of 500 euros maximum for the rent of November, according to a deliberation adopted Tuesday by the regional council.
This aid "can concern up to 50,000 businesses", argues the president of the regional council Xavier Bertrand (ex-LR).
12:45 p.m.
Veyrier (FO): “strong concern” for seasonal workers.
The general secretary of Force Ouvrière, Yves Veyrier, expresses his "strong concern" for seasonal employees, "many of whom will fall into poverty".
“We have talked a lot about small businesses, the self-employed, but there are a lot of employees and let's not forget that in partial activity, we are not at 100% of the remuneration […].
There is a strong question, a strong concern for all the seasonal employees who chain small short contracts in perspective of the winter season ”, declared Yves Veyrier on Public Senate.
Yves Veyrier, General Secretary of Force Ouvrière, is the guest of the morning of Public Senate.
Follow his interview: https://t.co/PQj17qTiqn
- Public Senate (@publicsenat) November 24, 2020
12:40.
1,397,322 deaths worldwide.
The pandemic has killed at least 1,397,322 worldwide since the WHO office in China reported the onset of the disease in late December, according to a report compiled by AFP from official sources at midday.
More than 59,256,310 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed since the start of the epidemic, of which at least 37,691,800 are now considered cured.
On Monday, 7,896 new deaths and 593,934 new cases were recorded worldwide.
12:31.
The Afghan president calls on donors to continue to help his country.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani calls on international donors not to turn away from his country, even as he expects aid cuts amid a global economy slowed by the pandemic.
“We are living through one of the greatest tragedies in history: the Covid-19 pandemic.
We are extremely grateful that at this time of collective suffering […] your commitment to Afghanistan remains strong, ”Ashraf Ghani said from Kabul, in an address broadcast via video, at a donor conference in Geneva.
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12:14.
Helsinki is closing its high schools and banning public events.
The Finnish capital will put in place new very restrictive restrictions because of an outbreak of cases, announces its mayor.
High schools, libraries and swimming pools will be closed and public events totally banned in Helsinki because of the "worrying" situation, Jan Vapaavuori said at a press conference.
"We propose to use all the measures that are the responsibility of the municipality", explains the city council, specifying that the health services and follow-up of cases risked being overwhelmed.
11:45 am.
Russia claims its Sputnik V vaccine is 95% effective.
These are the preliminary results obtained on volunteers 42 days after the injection of the first dose, said in a statement the Russian Ministry of Health and the Russian Sovereign Fund involved in the development of this vaccine.
However, they did not mention the number of cases used for the calculations.
11:15 am.
"You should not eat with grandpa and grandma, even at Christmas", According to Remi Salomon.
"We cut the Yule log in half and grandpa and grandma eat in the kitchen and we in the dining room", recommended on France Info Professor Rémi Salomon, president of the medical commission of the AP-HP establishment (Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris).
“If I pass the virus on to grandpa and grandma, it's worse than anything.
How am I going to live this afterwards?
Because they have a serious risk of being in intensive care and possibly dying.
You have to have that in mind.
It's a dangerous virus, but we see the end of the tunnel.
"
11:00.
“We need transparency on vaccines,” according to Rémi Salomon.
The president of the Medical Commission of Public Assistance-Hospitals of Paris (AP-HP) indicated on Franceinfo that vaccines, “remarkable tools” to fight against the pandemic.
But that “you have to take the time to do things well and transparently.
The French must have confidence ”.
In addition, Rémi Salomon insisted on the fact that "we must not suddenly deconfin because the virus is still circulating a lot.
"
10:55 am.
New Years Eve, “Covid factories” according to Jean Castex.
During an intervention in front of the executive office of La République en Marche (LaREM), Jean Castex warned that we were moving towards "a slight easing of confinement".
“Things are very complicated but at the same time they are simple”, he summed up.
“The first thing we have in front of us are the wake-ups, which are Covid factories.
If we have one thing to deal with, that's it, ”he said.
10:50 am.
The
Germany is considering limiting the number of participants for the wake.
German regions are calling for a limit to ten people from several homes the number of participants in Christmas and New Year's celebrations to avoid Covid-19 infections.
Children under the age of 14 would not, however, be counted towards the implementation of these restrictions.
This restriction would be in effect from December 23 to January 1.
9.45 a.m.
Laurent
Berger (CFDT) calls for the “responsibility” of the employers on teleworking.
Laurent Berger, the number one of the CFDT, said he believed, on France 2, in the outcome of the negotiation on telework, by calling for the "responsibility" of the employers, when his counterpart of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, a judged that it was "badly embarked".
Employers and unions interrupted the negotiations overnight from Monday to Tuesday, after more than eight hours of discussions, which still stumble on the same themes such as the eligibility of positions.
In addition, the unions are asking for a framework for teleworking rules: hours, the right to disconnect, etc.
9:35 am.
Degradation of the business climate in France.
The business climate in France fell sharply in November and returned to its level of June.
"The general outlook for activity darkens sharply compared to last month," according to INSEE.
This synthetic indicator fell by 11 points, after a drop of two points in October.
The business climate fell in November to 79, with 100 representing the long-term average.
"This wave of pessimism concerns in particular, in the context of the second confinement, retail trade and services, but also industry", notes the institute of statistics.
9:30 am.
Sharp increase in cases in Russia.
Russia has recorded a record 491 deaths linked to the coronavirus for a total of 37,031 deaths since the start of the epidemic.
24,326 new infections in 24 hours were identified, including 5,838 in the capital Moscow, bringing the Russian toll to 2,138,828 cases recorded since the start of the epidemic.
9 hours.
"All together, let's avoid a new confinement"
, the appeal of health associations and doctors.
In a column published by the Parisian, France Assos Santé, which brings together 85 associations of health users) calls, with several renowned doctors, for a better policy of isolation, a condition of successful deconfinement, according to her.
Read our article here.
8:30 am.
Faced with the increase in poverty, food aid associations in just-in-time.
Explosion of poverty, vulnerable volunteers in the face of Covid-19, uncertain donations… The health and economic crisis has put food aid associations under pressure, which support 5 million people in France.
More 10% registered for the winter campaign of the Restos du cœur, 10 to 15% more eligible for the Red Cross, between 20 and 25% new beneficiaries for the Federation of food banks.
“At the same time as the increase in beneficiaries, our stocks fell in volume by 22%,” explains Claude Baland, president of the Federation of Food Banks, which supplies 5,400 associations throughout France with food.
For the first time this year, the association launched an online platform monpaniersolidaire.org, anticipating the low frequentation of supermarkets.
7.20 am.
Nearly 256,000 deaths in total in the United States.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 147,840 new coronavirus infections and 882 additional epidemic-related deaths since their previous count.
The toll of the epidemic in the United States now stands at 12,175,921 contaminations and 255,958 deaths.
7:10.
Defense counsel to prepare the announcements of Emmanuel Macron.
A defense council is held in the morning.
It should make it possible to validate the announcements that will be made by Emmanuel Macron this evening at 8 p.m.
Read our article here.
7 hours.
120 caregivers died in Algeria.
On the front line for nine months, Algerian caregivers have paid a heavy price with 120 dead and more than 9,000 infected with the new coronavirus.
In recent weeks, as the country is facing the second wave, many doctors, particularly exposed, have sounded alarm bells asking the population to respect the barrier measures and to leave only if necessary.
Algeria, one of the African countries most affected by the pandemic, has recorded an outbreak of cases with a total of nearly 76,000 infections since the start of the epidemic.
6:50 a.m.
942,687 cases of contamination in Germany.
With 13,554 additional cases according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases, Germany is approaching one million cases of contamination since the start of the epidemic.
The country has recorded 249 additional deaths, bringing the death toll to 14,361 since the start of the epidemic.
6:45 am.
Americans are defying instructions for a high risk Thanksgiving.
Airports filled as never since the start of the pandemic, endless queues to be tested: despite calls from the authorities to stay at home, many Americans are preparing for a family reunion to celebrate Thanksgiving this Thursday, at the risk of further aggravating the epidemic that is engulfing the country.
6.30am.
Pope Francis attacks opponents of masks.
In an interview book to be published in December, Pope Francis openly criticizes opponents of masks and other restrictions imposed to stem the novel coronavirus pandemic.
"Some groups have protested, refusing to keep their distance, demonstrating against travel restrictions - as if the measures that governments must impose for the good of their people constitute a kind of political attack on their individual freedom", laments the Pope adding: "you will never see these people protesting against the death of George Floyd […], they are incapable of leaving their own little world of interests.
"According to him, the anti-masks will not rise to the niche either" against slums where children lack water and education "or so that" the huge sums invested in the arms trade are used to feed the whole of the human race and to educate every child.
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6:25 am.
Reduction of the quarantine on entry to England in the event of a negative test.
Travelers entering England and subject to a fortnight will be able from mid-December to shorten this isolation in the event of negative screening for the new coronavirus five days after their arrival.
This decision aims to revive the travel industry, and in particular the air transport sector which has suffered a considerable drop in traffic due to the restrictions put in place to fight the pandemic.
6:15 am.
Vaccination required on Qantas flights.
Australian airline Qantas will make vaccination against Covid-19 mandatory for all passengers on its international flights.
According to his boss, this requirement will probably become "common" in the industry.
This obligation to be vaccinated will come into force as soon as a vaccine is available to the public.
6 hours.
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