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In France, 122 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in hospital in the past 24 hours.
A total of 86,454 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
19,952 new cases were identified in 24 hours in France, increasing the average over the past week to 21,541 per day.
3,492 people are currently in intensive care
The inhabitants of the Alpes-Maritimes coast and those of the urban community of Dunkirk experienced their first reconfigured weekend.
Twenty other departments are under enhanced surveillance.
In terms of vaccination, nearly 3 million people - 2,967,937 to be precise - have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
The novel coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 2,526,075 people worldwide.
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7:19 am.
Launch of the vaccination campaign in the Philippines.
The Philippines began administering the Chinese CoronaVac vaccine against Covid-19 on Monday, the priority categories being healthcare workers, the military, the police and senior government officials.
Key aides to President Rodrigo Duterte were among the hundreds to receive the first doses of the vaccine, believing it to be a moral duty.
Despite doubts about the effectiveness of CoronaVac, the vaccination campaign began in six hospitals in Manila the day after the arrival of 600,000 doses offered by Beijing.
7:08 am.
Border between Germany and Moselle, a PCR test of less than 48 hours compulsory.
As last spring, Germany will close this part of its border with France, faced with the very degraded health situation in Moselle.
Frontier workers will be obliged to present the results of a negative PCR test of less than 48 hours mandatory as of Tuesday.
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6:59 am.
The EU green light for Johnson & Johnson's vaccine expected in March.
In the EU, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should be approved by the European Medicines Agency in early March, and distributed from late March or early April, according to French Minister for Industry Agnès Pannier-Runacher.
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6:45 a.m.
Distribution Tuesday in the United States of 4
million doses of the vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
Four million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine approved by US health authorities will be distributed in the United States as of Tuesday, an official source said.
6:35 am.
Update on vaccination.
In France,
nearly 3 million people - 2,967,937 to be precise - have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
1,582,433 people had already received the two doses of vaccine by that date, mainly from Pfizer / BioNtech.
6:25 am.
122 new deaths in France in
the last 24 hours.
A total of 86,454 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
6:20 am.
New contaminations.
19,952 new cases were identified in 24 hours, or 21,541 on average per day over the past week, according to data from Public Health France.
6:15 a.m.
Towards new restrictions in Île-de-France
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Possible new anti-Covid-19 restrictive measures in Paris and Ile-de-France will be at the heart of separate meetings this Monday afternoon, the Paris town hall and the Region each meeting on their side with the prefectural and health authorities.
6:10 am.
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