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There have been 296 hospital deaths in France in the past 24 hours.
Documents related to the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine have been hacked after a cyberattack on the European Medicines Agency.
The partial unemployment benefit remains unchanged until the end of January.
Germany takes new restrictive measures.
The Pfizer vaccine is not recommended for people with allergies.
>> Follow the events of this Thursday, December 10
9:10.
Cancellation of the World Indoor Athletics Championships scheduled for China in March 2021.
8:40 am “We must forget the 31st!
», According to Professor Gilles Pialoux.
The head of the infectious diseases department at Tenon hospital in Paris estimated on BFM that the French should give up celebrating New Year's Eve.
This, according to him, "to save 2021".
Gilles Pialoux explains why the "plateau" effect of the coronavirus is more worrying than a third wave # BourdinDirect pic.twitter.com/qAziSzorO8
- Bourdin Direct (@BourdinDirect) December 10, 2020
8:20 am.
Tour operator TUI optimistic for 2021.
Despite a loss of more than 3 billion euros this year, the world number 1 in tourism is optimistic for next year.
“The pandemic is not over, but there is light at the end of the tunnel, and the outlook for tourism and TUI is good,” the group said.
8:15 am.
Economic growth is stalling in the UK.
Growth was only 0.4% in October.
8:05 am.
The United States wants to play transparency on their vaccine.
Throughout the day and live on the internet, about twenty independent American experts will examine the data of the Covid-19 vaccine from the American-German duo Pfizer / Biontech to say whether or not they give its authorization.
At the end of the day, the advisory committee will vote its recommendation to the Medicines Agency (FDA) whose green light should arrive in the following days.
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7:50 am.
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do business in five has suffered disruptions in its supply chain during the pandemic.
According to an Euler Hermes survey, the vast majority of companies surveyed (94%) in five countries (US, UK, Germany, France and Italy) have experienced disruption in their supply chains.
Of these, around 20% say they have experienced severe difficulties.
In this context, the ideas of relocation and industrial sovereignty come back into the debates.
But few companies are ready to take the plunge.
Around 55% of the companies surveyed say they will look for new suppliers in the coming months.
In France, only between 13% and 18% of companies plan to relocate part of their production site.
7:30 am.
Virtual cycling crowns its first world champions.
With the containment measures, virtual cycling competitions have developed.
The German Jason Osborne and the South African Ashleigh Moolman have become the very first world champions in virtual cycling, a new trend in vogue halfway between e-sport and traditional cycling.
Osborne and Moolman were the fastest to advance their avatar on the roads of "Watopia", the name of the virtual universe where these Worlds took place.
At the end of the 50 km race organized on the Zwift cycling app, they won the first rainbow jerseys of the specialty officially awarded by the International Cycling Union.
7.20 am.
The
're Europeans should adopt the recovery plan.
European leaders who meet in Brussels until Friday Poland and Hungary have declared themselves prepared to lift their veto on the recovery plan they have taken hostage for three weeks.
By blocking the recovery plan and the multiannual European budget, they risked depriving them of tens of billions of European aid intended to accelerate their country's ecological transition.
On the climate front, the Twenty-Seven are expected to sign the Commission's proposal to speed up the timetable for the fight against greenhouse gas emissions.
The objective should now be a reduction of “at least 55%” of emissions by 2030, with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
7:10.
Online chess is very popular in India
.
This game is experiencing a "spectacular" craze in India due to the containment measures and the broadcast of a series "The Lady's Game" on Netflix.
According to the Chess.com platform, 2.5 million new members in November alone started playing in the country.
7:05 am.
Colombia votes free and universal access to the vaccine.
Colombia has adopted a law guaranteeing free and universal access to vaccination against Covid-19 from 2021. The law also authorizes the government to engage in multilateral partnerships to obtain them.
At the end of November, the Ministry of Health announced that the country will have access to 20 million doses thanks to the international Covax program, launched by the WHO and whose objective is to help ensure equitable access to vaccines against Covid -19.
7 hours.
The
're testing company limited to symptomatic employees or contact case.
A circular specifying the conditions of access for companies to coronavirus tests will be published, according to Les Echos.
Screening will be done on a voluntary basis, respecting medical confidentiality.
It will be reserved for symptomatic or “contact case” employees.
Employers can get started after the holidays.
6:40 am.
Wall Street in the red.
The New York Stock Exchange fell in the wake of records for the Nasdaq and the S&P 500. Markets are concerned about the current stalemate in discussions on further stimulus in the United States.
As the end of the year holidays approach, the adoption of budgetary aid for the homes and businesses hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis remains highly uncertain.
6:35 am.
The
four lions of the Barcelona zoo tested positive recovered.
The four lions at the Barcelona Zoo in northeastern Spain are doing well.
Their caregivers had spotted "mild respiratory symptoms" last month in these three 16-year-old females and this 4-year-old male.
Treated according to a clinical protocol "similar to that of influenza", with anti-inflammatory treatment and close monitoring, the animals got back on their feet.
6.30am.
The balance sheet is growing in Germany.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus contamination in Germany climbed to 1,242,203, or 23,679 more cases than the day before.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for Infectious Diseases, 440 additional deaths have been recorded, bringing the total to 20,372 deaths since the start of the epidemic in the country.
6:20 am.
More than 3,000 deaths in 24 hours in the United States.
The United States for the first time crossed the 3,000 death mark from the epidemic with 3,253 cases as health authorities intensified preparations for the vaccine deployment pending the green light from the authority Federal Medicines.
At least 220,900 new contaminations have also been identified, for a total number of cases amounting to more than 15.38 million.
6:10 am.
Jean Castex presents the evolution of health measures from 6 p.m.
The restrictions could be less relaxed than expected.
Read our article here.
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