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In France, 358 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
A total of 77,595 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
1,882 new patients were hospitalized, bringing the number of people treated to 27,953, including 3,267 people in intensive care.
According to the Directorate General of Health, more than 1,823,000 people were vaccinated, including 140,140 people who received the second dose.
Prime Minister Jean Castex will hold a press conference this Thursday to take stock of the health situation and the measures to combat the pandemic already in place.
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7:59 am.
Hospitals in Ile-de-France on the verge of saturation.
The resuscitation services of some Ile-de-France hospitals are already saturated.
The deprogramming of operations will resume to push the walls according to RTL, which specifies that 63% of intensive care services in Île-de-France are occupied by Covid patients.
7:38.
Colombia approves the Sinovac vaccine, Nicaragua the Sputnik V.
The Sinovac vaccine, of which Bogota has ordered 2.5 million doses, is the second authorized in Colombia after that of the American Pfizer from which the country expects 10 million doses .
A massive vaccination campaign is due to start on February 20.
For its part, Nicaragua has authorized Sputnik V, already approved in several other Latin American countries such as Mexico, Venezuela and Argentina.
The government did not specify the number of doses ordered.
7:25 am.
Cuba facing a rebound of cases.
Yellow police bands that surround an entire neighborhood of 12,000 inhabitants, placed in quarantine: this image alone sums up the rebound in cases of coronavirus in Cuba, which nevertheless remains the good student of Latin America.
"We have a lot of cases here and to avoid the spread, we do not let anyone in or out," explains Yamilet Gutierrez, a cloth mask on his face, responsible with a soldier to block the passage in front of one of the streets.
In the heart of Havana, Los Sitios - cradle of the composer of the world hit "Guantanamera" - is a very popular district that is part of Centro Habana, the area with the highest concentration of inhabitants of the country: 150,000 people out of 3 , 4 square kilometers, plus 150,000 others coming to work or shop there every day.
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7:12.
Brazil wants to buy Russian Sputnik V and Indian Covaxin vaccines.
Brazil expects to complete the purchase of 30 million doses of Russian Sputnik V and Indian Covaxin vaccines against the coronavirus on Friday, announces its government.
6:59 am.
The
e Chile vaccinated 140,000 people in one day.
Some 140,000 people received an injection against Covid-19 during the first day of a mass vaccination program launched Wednesday in Chile, the government announced.
More than 1,400 vaccination centers have been set up across the country, and more than one million doses of the vaccine from the Chinese laboratory Sinovac have been distributed in these centers, out of a total of 4 million doses that Chile has received. last week.
6:45 am.
The boss of the Australian Open "absolutely confident" about the holding of the tournament.
Australian Open boss Craig Tiley said Thursday he was "absolutely confident" that the tournament will be held from Monday, despite the difficulties posed by the appearance of a new case of coronavirus in Melbourne.
"We are absolutely confident that the Australian Open will take place," said Tiley, as half a thousand players and accredited people have been placed in solitary confinement.
“Our plan is to continue playing tomorrow as planned.
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6:40 am.
Confinement, teleworking… what Castex will tell the French this Thursday.
During the press conference this Thursday at 6 pm, the Prime Minister will put pressure on the French by recalling that the current situation "is worrying".
Read our decryption here.
6.30am.
3,267 people in intensive care.
1,882 new patients have been hospitalized in the last 24 hours, bringing the number of people treated to 27,953 patients.
6:25 am.
358 new deaths in France in
the last 24 hours.
A total of 77,595 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
6:20 am.
Update on the vaccination campaign in France.
According to the Directorate General of Health, more than 1,823,000 people were vaccinated, including 140,140 people who received the second dose.
Emmanuel Macron is increasing the pressure on the labs, promising a vaccination for all adult volunteers "by the end of the summer".
VIDEO. Macron promises a vaccine for "all French people who want it" by the end of the summer
6:10 am.
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