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The latest assessment in France is 14,929 new contaminations.
A technical problem prevents all positive tests from being taken into account.
The disease has killed 61,978 people in France.
President Emmanuel Macron's state of health is improving.
Its Prime Minister, Jean Castex, and the President of the Assembly, Richard Ferrand, contact case of the Head of State, ended their isolation after negative tests.
Worldwide, the latest death toll is 1,730,663 deaths from Covid-19
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7:15 am.
Still more than 210,000 cases in 24 hours in the United States.
More than 210,000 people have been infected in 24 hours in the United States, according to a latest report.
Compared to the population of France, this total is about three times higher than the last French report of 15,000 new cases.
7:05 am.
How is Emmanuel Macron organized.
In isolation for a week because of Covid-19 illness, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, sees his daily life turned upside down.
Suffering from symptoms that are sometimes relatively pronounced, he continues to interact several times a day with his Prime Minister, Jean Castex, as well as regularly with heads of state.
“We felt he had a little more time than usual.
He has fewer appointments, we have more messages, ”says a relative.
Barring any surprise, Emmanuel Macron's isolation must end today.
More details in our article.
6:45 am.
Disagreement between Paris and Europe.
The European Commissioner in charge of transport estimated that 10,000 European truckers are having difficulty returning from the United Kingdom and criticized France for having imposed restrictions on them because of the new variant of the coronavirus which has appeared across the Channel.
"We have issued a call [...] for the lifting of restrictions affecting truckers", assured Adina Valean, deploring that France "did not follow our recommendations".
The French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune, replied on Twitter that "we have followed exactly the recommendations of the Commission and we are now more open than any other European country".
More than 50 countries have imposed restrictions on travelers from the UK.
But the French decision had the biggest impact, with trains and ferries crossing the Channel having been suspended for 48 hours.
We have exactly followed the EU recommendation (opening with tests) and are now more open than other European countries, having worked jointly with the UK authorities on this protocol.
- Clement Beaune (@CBeaune) December 23, 2020
6.30am.
NBA game postponed.
The Houston-Oklahoma City game scheduled for Wednesday on the second day of the NBA season, the North American Basketball Championship, has been postponed due to positive cases within the Houston Rockets.
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6:15 am.
Some advice for New Years Eve.
We invited you to read it yesterday, but since New Year's Eve is today, here is a link to our article to have the most convivial New Year's Eve possible while being careful due to the health context.
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