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In France, 272 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
A total of 83,393 people have died in the country since the start of the epidemic.
France has passed the 3.3 million vaccinations mark.
The duration of isolation of all infected French people goes from 7 to 10 days, announced Olivier Véran.
Summer festivals will have to accommodate a maximum capacity of 5,000 seated people.
French President Emmanuel Macron will propose this Friday, during the G7 meeting, that rich countries transfer 3% to 5% of the Covid-19 vaccines they have in stock to the African continent.
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6:58 am.
Africa exceeds 100,000 dead.
Africa, which is suffering a second wave of coronavirus, has passed the 100,000 mark since the start of the pandemic, but the toll on the poor continent of 1.2 billion inhabitants is undoubtedly much higher.
The 54 countries of the region have a total of 100,000 deaths (for 3,793,660 reported cases), according to an AFP count.
The region, relatively spared, is the last, besides Oceania, to reach this threshold crossed in April by Europe.
6:45 am.
Emmanuel Macron's proposal to the G7.
French President Emmanuel Macron will propose this Friday, during the G7 meeting, that rich countries transfer 3% to 5% of the Covid-19 vaccines they have in stock to the African continent.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
“
agrees
”
with this initiative, explains Emmanuel Macron in an interview with the British daily Financial Times.
“
This has no impact on the pace of the vaccine strategy
[in the countries affected by this transfer]
.
It does not slow it down a day, given today the use of our doses,
”
explains the Head of State.
6:40 am.
5000 spectators maximum seated in festivals.
Festivals this summer will have to be held in a seated configuration, with a limit of 5,000 spectators, due to the health crisis.
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6.30am.
The isolation of infected people is reduced from 7 to 10 days.
Olivier Véran made the announcement Thursday evening.
The Minister of Health explains wanting to respond to fears that the duration of contagiousness of the variants would be longer.
Read here.
6:25 am.
272 new deaths in France in
the last 24 hours.
A total of 83,393 people have died in the country since the start of the epidemic.
6:20 am.
Update on vaccination.
More than 3,513,000 vaccinations have been carried out in France.
2,472,808 people received their first injection.
And now more than a million French people have been administered the two doses (1,040,773).
6:10 am.
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