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In France, the latest report shows 314 deaths in hospital in 24 hours
The number of contaminations is 11,532 in 24 hours, still far from the target of 5,000 per day.
The total number of people in intensive care remains close to 3,000 with 2,871 patients.
The government is presenting its vaccine strategy to the Assembly today.
Germany is closing schools and so-called non-essential businesses until January 10.
Globally, the disease has killed approximately 1,635,000 officially recorded deaths.
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7.20 am.
Human trial for Valneva's vaccine candidate.
The Franco-Austrian biotech Valneva, specializing in vaccines, will start its clinical trials on humans for its candidate vaccine against Covid-19, for which the United Kingdom has already placed orders.
The selection of the optimal vaccine dose is scheduled for the second quarter of 2021. A marketing authorization is expected in the fourth quarter next year.
Valneva's vaccine candidate is based on a proven approach already used by biotech for its vaccine against Japanese encephalitis.
Inactivated virus technology involves creating an immune response in people by injecting them with a virus that is deprived of its ability to harm.
7:10.
Growth of 2.4% in 2020 in Vietnam.
Vietnam is expected to record one of the highest growth rates in the world this year.
A strong response to the pandemic, sharply rising exports and healthy public finances are the cocktail that has allowed the country to keep its head above water.
With less than 1,500 cases and 35 deaths, the Covid-19 has been kept under control.
Very quickly, the Vietnamese were subjected to mass quarantines, a very effective tracing system was put in place and movement extremely controlled.
"The lockdown of the country lasted less than three months, so domestic activity quickly returned to normal as early as June," said Nguyen Xuan Thanh, professor of public policy at Fulbright University.
7 hours.
Another record of contaminations in the United States.
The United States recorded a new record of contamination on Tuesday with more than 248,000 cases of Covid-19 recorded in 24 hours, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, which refer to it.
At the same time, 2,706 people died.
Contamination records have been linked for two weeks in the country.
The mark of 200,000 daily cases has been exceeded in 10 of the last 13 days.
The situation is improving in the Midwest, where the numbers of new daily cases and hospitalizations are dropping, but the epidemic is accelerating in the Northeast and the West.
6:50 a.m.
BioNTech's vaccine will be imported into China.
Chinese FosunPharma will import at least 100 million doses of German BioNTech's vaccine against the new coronavirus next year, even as Beijing, the Chinese capital, is developing its own vaccines against Covid-19.
FosunPharma is a subsidiary of the diversified conglomerate Fosun International, which owns Club Med in particular.
6:40 am.
Joe Biden ready to be vaccinated "in public".
US President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was ready to be vaccinated “in public” against Covid-19 as soon as he can, the day after the United States launched a vast national vaccination campaign.
6.30am.
Lack of critical care beds in California.
Covid-19 cases and deaths are overwhelming hospitals in southern California, United States.
Less than 100 intensive care beds are still available in Los Angeles County, which has a population of ten million.
Across Southern California, the ICU bed availability rate fell to 1.7% on Tuesday.
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6:20 am.
Brazil sets itself 16 months to vaccinate.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health says it wants to vaccinate "the general population" within 16 months of the approval of a vaccine, according to a national immunization plan unveiled on Tuesday.
6:10 am.
Partial re-containment in Quebec.
The Premier of Quebec is taking a series of new restrictions including the closure of non-essential businesses from December 25 to January 11 and mandatory teleworking from Thursday.
Hairdressing salons and clothing stores will be closed in particular, while food, alcohol and cannabis stores can remain open, as in the first wave.
Quebecers will be able to practice outdoor activities together, up to eight people.
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