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Currently, 2,745 patients suffering from Covid-19 are treated in French intensive care units.
That's 27 more than the day before.
The United Kingdom has reconfigured itself in part and Italy entirely.
French ministers are required to set an example for the Christmas holidays.
France is suspending for at least 48 hours the connections from the United Kingdom.
A quarantine is now possible for skiers returning from Switzerland or Spain.
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8:10 am.
The French bosses rather optimistic for their business.
According to a survey conducted by Ifop for Medef, two-thirds of business leaders remain optimistic about their business.
But only 37% are for the French economy.
However, they are 64% to anticipate the fact that the exit from the crisis will not be done for two years or more.
Barely half of them believe that the marketing of vaccines will "allow a return to a more normal functioning of the company".
8 hours.
“European cooperation does exist”, according to Clément Beaune.
According to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, this cooperation will be strengthened "so that we have the same measures, it is very important", he assured France Inter.
Arrivals from the UK have been blocked since midnight by several countries, including France and Germany, while others, like Spain, are simply controlling passenger test results more firmly.
7:50 am.
Several dozen domestic flights in Australia canceled.
Scheduled to leave Sydney, dozens of domestic flights have been canceled and health authorities have stepped up warning messages to residents.
Australia has so far been rather successful in containing the coronavirus epidemic, compared to other developed countries, but the recent appearance of new foci of contamination has raised fears of a larger health crisis.
Nearly 28,200 cases of contamination and 908 deaths have been recorded in the country.
7.20 am.
R
assemblies restricted to South Korea.
Gatherings of more than four people will be banned in the South Korean capital Seoul and its outskirts during the holiday season.
“We cannot overcome the current crisis without reducing the number of outbreaks of infection that spread through private gatherings with family, friends and colleagues,” said the mayor of the capital, Seo Jung-hyup.
7:10.
The Council of State examines the appeal against
the closure of cinemas and theaters.
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on December 10 to maintain the closure of cultural places at least until January 7, despite the end of confinement on December 15.
As other sectors have done before, ski resorts for example, it is by way of summary proceedings, an emergency procedure, that the world of culture has taken the administrative court to challenge the decision. government.
The decision should be made in the coming days.
Read our article here.
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7:05 am.
Bogota in Colombia imposes strong restrictions.
The municipality of Bogota has announced the entry into force of severe restrictions on the movement of some 8 million inhabitants of the Colombian capital.
The main measure applied limits residents' access to commercial establishments depending on whether the last digit appearing on the person's identity card number is odd or even.
Another measure also coming into force, only one person per family will be able to go out shopping.
These new measures will be applied until January 15.
7 hours.
Japan approves record budget plan of $ 1.030 billion.
This is an increase of 4% over the initial envelope planned for the current fiscal year, with new public debt representing more than a third of revenue.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has prioritized measures to tackle the coronavirus epidemic and boost growth, despite already heavy public debt.
This budget must now be validated in early 2021 by Parliament, where Yoshihide Suga has a large majority.
6:45 am.
16,643 new cases in Germany.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus contamination in Germany has climbed to 1,510,652 since the start of the epidemic.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for Infectious Diseases also reports 226 additional deaths, bringing the total to 26,275 since the start of the epidemic in the country.
6.30am.
Canada suspends flights from the UK.
Canada has decided, like several other countries, to suspend passenger flights from Great Britain.
Under this decision, passenger flights from Great Britain are banned indefinitely.
These restrictions do not apply to cargo flights or in cases where an aircraft is required to land for safety reasons.
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6:20 am.
Agreement in the United States on a new stimulus plan.
An agreement was reached in Congress between Democrats and Republicans to vote on a new plan to support the economy after months of negotiations.
This emergency plan will amount to “nearly 900 billion dollars”.
In addition, some 7.9 million doses of additional vaccines will be delivered to the country, which is facing a spectacular rebound in the epidemic, with more than 317,597 dead and more than 17.82 million confirmed cases of Covid -19.
Read our article here.
For his part, President-elect Joe Biden will be vaccinated today.
6:15 am.
The European Medicines Agency is today examining the fate of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Authorizations should then be made within two days by the Commission before starting vaccination campaigns in Europe before the end of the year.
6:10 am.
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eeting crisis in the UK.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to chair a crisis meeting following the discovery of a new "out of control" variant of the coronavirus in the territory.
Several countries including France and Canada decided on Sunday to suspend all travel from British soil for several days, after the appearance of a variant of the virus that would be up to 70% more contagious, even if it does not seem not at this stage carrying "increased severity"
6:05 am.
Passengers from Great Britain stranded in Germany.
Dozens of passengers from Great Britain found themselves stranded at German airports overnight from Sunday to Monday.
At Hanover airport in the north of the country, the measure hit a group of 63 passengers returning from that country, who were not allowed to leave the airport site immediately, said the local police.
All must first pass a screening test for the new coronavirus, which was carried out on site by healthcare staff in protective clothing with coveralls, charlotte and plastic visor, and wait for the results.
In the meantime, the airport has set up camp beds in one of the terminals where passengers spend the night.
A similar scene took place at Stuttgart Airport.
Read our article here.
6 hours.
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