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In France, 292 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
A total of 92,935 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
The number of intensive care patients continues to increase with 4,634 people treated and 26,756 hospitalizations for Covid-19.
In France, 6,370,705 people received at least one vaccine injection and 2,463,973 people received two.
A new Defense Council is taking place this Wednesday morning.
A three-week curfew is decreed in Martinique to deal with the resumption of the epidemic.
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7:06 am.
In Paraguay, saturated hospitals, desperate families.
"Neither the infrastructure, nor the doctors that are needed": in Paraguay, the sudden increase in the number of new cases of coronavirus puts hospitals on the verge of rupture and pushes families to go into debt to pay for their care. relatives.
“There is no material here, there are no medicines, people are auctioning their houses to pay for care for their loved ones!
», Laments Edi Gomez in front of the doors of the Ingavi hospital, in the suburbs of Asuncion where, like her, dozens of people camp to be as close as possible to their sick relatives.
Paraguay has recorded nearly 200,000 cases and 3,769 deaths.
About 40 people die every day, three times more than a month ago.
The country was among the last in South America to launch its vaccination campaign on February 22 and faces supply problems.
6:45 a.m.
Curfew in Martinique to counter a resumption of the epidemic.
A curfew will be implemented in Martinique from Friday for a period of three weeks, to counter a resumption of the Covid-19 epidemic, announces the prefect Stanislas Cazelles.
From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Martinicans will no longer be able to go out without a derogatory certificate and only for specific reasons: professional activities, urgent consultations and care and pressing family reasons.
"Contamination often takes place in the evening in a friendly, family and festive setting", underlines the prefect during a press briefing.
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Establishments open to the public and having a catering activity in shopping centers will be closed and the consumption of drinks or food prohibited in shopping malls.
New restrictions have also been taken for sports activities.
6:35 am.
Soon 10% of the major French population will have received at least one dose of vaccine.
According to the latest figures, 159,170 first injections of the coronavirus vaccine have been carried out in the last 24 hours, 29,985 second injections.
A total of 6,370,705 were able to receive a first dose, 2,463,973 people received two.
6.30 a.m.
292 new deaths in France in
the last 24 hours.
A total of 92,935 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
6:25 am.
Soon 2,200 resuscitation beds available in Île-de-France.
The regional health agency (ARS) has asked Île-de-France hospitals "to anticipate an increase in the number of beds" for critical care with a target of 2,200 beds available to accommodate Covid patients. 19.
"The number of patients in critical care will cross the threshold of 1,500 patients within a few days," said the ARS on Tuesday, indicating that they were currently 1370.
6:20 am.
The number of patients in intensive care continues to climb
.
Indicators of the Covid-19 epidemic have notably soared in Ile-de-France, according to figures from the Regional Health Agency, the number of new cases now exceeds the peak of the second wave at the end of October.
In the country, 4,634 people are taken care of in intensive care.
6:10 am.
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