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In France, 291 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
This brings the number of people who have died since the start of the epidemic to 66,565.
24,741 people are currently hospitalized for Covid-19 in France, including 2,616 in intensive care.
25,379 contaminations were identified in France in 24 hours, against 20,489 the day before.
Jean Castex must specify this Thursday at 6 p.m. his strategy to accelerate the vaccination campaign and the measures to fight against the spread of the epidemic.
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6:50 a.m.
Imminent state of emergency in Japan in the face of Covid-19.
The Japanese government is preparing this Thursday to declare a new state of emergency in Tokyo and its suburbs in the face of the pandemic, but its small scale despite the contamination records recorded in the country raises fears of limited results.
6:40 am.
"Heavier measures" could be discussed next week, to avoid an expansion of the epidemic
, estimated Professor Jean-François Delfraissy, president of the scientific council, on France 2.
6:35 am.
Vaccines, curfew ... time for the government to clarify.
Jean Castex is organizing a new press conference this Thursday at 6 p.m. to specify his strategy to accelerate his vaccination campaign and his measures to fight against the spread of the epidemic.
But the executive still lacks visibility.
Find our analysis of the situation here.
Covid-19: Attal announces "300 vaccination centers next week and 500 the following"
6:25 am.
291 new deaths in France in
the last 24 hours.
This brings the number of people who have died since the start of the epidemic to 66,565.
24,741 people are currently hospitalized for Covid-19 in France, including 2,616 in intensive care.
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6:15 am.
25,379 contaminations were identified in France
in 24 hours, against 20,489 the day before.
A bad figure which indicates that the epidemic remains lively in the country.
6:10 am.
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