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In France, 408 people have died from the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
A total of 52,731 deaths have been recorded since the start of the epidemic.
In terms of vaccine strategy, the High Authority for Health has defined “five progressive phases” with priority for residents of nursing homes, then the elderly before people over 50 or under 50 but at risk.
Then come the professionals whose work environment favors infection and vulnerable people before a possible vaccination of over 18s.
The American laboratory Moderna has submitted an authorization request for its vaccine in the United States, giving rise to the hope of the first possible vaccinations as early as December.
The pandemic has claimed at least 1,460,000 lives worldwide.
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11:00.
Fewer
meals collected by food banks.
The network of food banks collected 18 million meals during the national collection on the last weekend of November despite difficult sanitary conditions against 24 million last year.
"With a result close to our objective, this 2020 edition is very satisfactory in view of the mobilization deployed and the exceptional circumstances", according to Claude Baland, President of the Federation.
10:40 am.
The Netherlands is not going to limit the crowds in shopping centers.
There will be no nationwide measure in the Netherlands to reduce visits to shopping malls.
"The way to manage the pressure is a matter of local measures," said the Dutch Minister of Security, Ferd Grapperhaus, and the mayors of 25 regions, Monday evening after a consultation meeting.
10:15 am.
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No problem" to travel by train or plane from December 15, assures Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.
According to the Minister of Transport, the French will regain freedom of movement with the lifting of confinement from December 15.
“You will have 100% trains that will be available and tickets will be exchangeable and refundable until the day of departure.
There is no problem to book, ”he said on LCI.
He added that the supply of plane tickets would be tripled compared to the lockdown period and tickets exchangeable or refundable until the day of departure.
For trips overseas or abroad, “the same principle applies”.
It remains dependent on any quarantine measures or PCR test required on departure or arrival by a particular country.
10 hours.
The French National Authority for Health (HAS) is in favor of reimbursement for the EasyCOV saliva test.
The HAS in its opinion is in favor of reimbursement of the saliva screening test for the EasyCOV coronavirus in symptomatic patients for whom the nasopharyngeal sample is impossible or difficult to carry out.
According to the biotechnology company Skillcell, the Sys2diag laboratory and the company VOGO, this new step taken will allow “to accelerate the commercial deployment of the test in France and internationally.
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9:55 am.
The
Ireland out of its second containment.
Now, non-essential stores, hairdressers and gyms will be able to reopen after six weeks of strict restrictions put in place to fight the epidemic of the new coronavirus.
Ireland was, on October 22, the first country in Europe to establish a second national lockdown in the face of this new wave of Covid-19.
Museums, galleries, libraries, cinemas and places of worship are also allowed to reopen, while it is now recommended to wear a mask in busy streets and workplaces, as well as in places of worship.
The restaurants and pubs which serve food will be able to welcome new customers from Friday but not seat people from different households at the same table.
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9:36 am.
New car registrations fell 27% during the reconfinement.
The French car market fell in November by 27.03%, resisting much better than the first confinement, according to figures released on Tuesday by manufacturers.
In November 2020, 126,048 new cars were registered, compared to 172,731 in the same month of 2019. During the first containment, vehicle deliveries had collapsed by 72% in March and 88.8% in April, before recovering during the summer.
9:29 a.m.
"No problem" to travel by train or plane from December 15, says Djebbari.
The French will regain freedom of movement with the lifting of confinement from December 15, said the Minister for Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari on Tuesday, explaining that there was "no problem in booking" a train ticket or plane.
"From December 15, the principle is that we find freedom of movement," said the Minister Delegate on LCI.
9:15 am.
Photo of doctor hugging elderly patient goes viral.
'He was just crying': The photo of a gloved, masked doctor hugging an elderly patient on Thanksgiving Day has gone viral, a symbol of the desperation of Covid-19 victims and the compassion of healthcare workers.
The photo was taken Thursday, Family Thanksgiving Day, at United Memorial Hospital in Houston, Texas, by a Getty agency photographer.
9:12.
T
he French F1 GP limited to 15,000 spectators per day in 2021.
The 2021 edition of the French F1 Grand Prix at Le Castellet (June 25 to 27) limits its number of spectators for the time being to “15,000 per day distributed in three zones of 5,000 places each ”, announces the organizer in a press release on Tuesday.
9:06 am.
V
accine but contagious, is it possible?
The Haute Autorité de santé considers that the vaccines are effective against severe forms of the coronavirus, but has doubts about their ability to prevent any contagion.
Our topic to read here.
8:50 am.
Still “difficult” months for the US economy, according to the Fed boss.
The United States is heading for “difficult” months economically due to the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the President of the American Central Bank, who notes that the impact of the deployment of a potential vaccine remains uncertain.
"The increase in new cases of Covid-19, here and abroad, is worrying and could prove difficult for the next few months," said Jerome Powell in a speech prepared for his Senate hearing on Tuesday.
8:31.
Lewis Hamilton tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Sakhir GP this weekend.
Briton Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) is positive for Covid-19 and will therefore forfeit the F1 Sakhir Grand Prix from Friday to Sunday in Bahrain, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and its team announced on Tuesday.
“He woke up Monday morning with mild symptoms and was informed at the same time that one of his contacts before his arrival in Bahrain (the previous week) had tested positive, said Mercedes in a statement.
Lewis therefore took a test which turned out positive.
This has since been confirmed by another test.
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8:06 am.
In
search of the origin of evil.
Fighting Covid-19 means looking to the future by creating vaccines, but also looking back to try to trace the origin of this new disease, one year after its emergence in China.
A meticulous quest, with an uncertain outcome according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The first cases were spotted in the Chinese city of Wuhan a year ago, before the disease spread to Asia and then the world.
"It is believed that the first cases in Wuhan date from the beginning of December", underlines the WHO (World Health Organization) on its website.
7:58 a.m.
R
eport of charges, loan guaranteed by the State ... the puzzle of aid to traders.
While there are many grants aimed at helping companies in great difficulty because of the health crisis, they are sometimes difficult to obtain.
Read here.
7:43 am.
Borders kept closed in Colombia.
Colombia is extending until next January 16 the closure of its land and river borders, imposed since mid-March in order to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, announces the migration authority.
7:30 am.
Unilever is experimenting with the four-day week in New Zealand.
The New Zealand subsidiary of agribusiness and cosmetics giant Unilever announces on Tuesday that it will experiment with the four-day workweek, with no pay cut for employees, taking up a proposal to this effect from the New Zealand government center-left to revive the economy.
7:15 am.
Controversial adviser to Trump on the pandemic resigns.
Doctor Scott Atlas, a very controversial member of the White House coronavirus crisis cell set up by President Donald Trump, announces that he has resigned.
"I am writing these lines in order to resign from my post as Special Advisor to the President of the United States," read Dr. Atlas' letter dated Tuesday, December 1, posted on his Twitter account and which had leaked into the American press.
7:02 a.m.
The pandemic is pushing humanitarian needs to record highs.
The UN is launching on Tuesday a record humanitarian appeal of 35 billion dollars (29 billion euros) for 2021, the pandemic having plunged hundreds of millions of people into poverty and looming famines.
With the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of people in need of humanitarian aid around the world will reach a new record: 235 million, a 40% increase in one year, according to humanitarian response plans coordinated by the UN.
6:45 am.
Home stretch for Moderna vaccine.
The American laboratory Moderna filed on Monday evening (the night from Monday to Tuesday in France) an authorization request for its vaccine against Covid-19 in the United States, giving rise to the hope of the first possible vaccinations as early as December in the face of to an ever-expanding pandemic.
VIDEO. The United States hopes to distribute 40 million doses of vaccine by the end of the year.
6:35 am.
4,005 contaminations recorded in the last 24 hours
, according to the latest figures published by Public Health France.
The test positivity rate now stands at 10.9%, compared to 11.1% the day before.
6:25 am.
408 new deaths in France
in the last 24 hours.
A total of 52,731 deaths have been recorded since the start of the epidemic.
6:15 am.
Ehpad, over 75 years old, comorbidities… the 5 phases recommended for vaccination in France.
The High Authority for Health has unveiled its vaccination plan against the coronavirus.
Initially, 850,000 people will be affected.
Then different age groups will be targeted throughout the year.
Find here the five progressive phases of the vaccination strategy.
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