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In France, 362 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in the last 24 hours in hospital.
A total of 94,983 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
With 4,974 patients in intensive care in France, the peak of the second wave has been passed.
Almost 90% of intensive care beds are occupied.
In the 19 departments subject to confinement, if a student is detected positive, the entire class must now close.
The vaccine from the Johnson & Johnson laboratory will be delivered to Europe from April 19.
The pandemic has killed nearly 2.8 million people worldwide since the end of December 2019.
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6:45 a.m.
Canada recommends reserving AstraZeneca vaccine for people over 55 years of age.
Canada's health authorities will recommend that the country's provinces reserve the administration of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine to people over the age of 55.
Canada's decision is expected to be formalized by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, an independent expert committee that provides advice to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Without waiting for officialization, Quebec and Manitoba announced that they were suspending the vaccination of under 55s with this vaccine.
This vaccine is the subject of suspicion after serious cases of blood clots abroad.
Several countries have announced the suspension of vaccinations with this serum for young people, including Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and France.
6:35 am.
4,974 patients in intensive care in France.
The peak of the second wave was reached on November 16, with 4,903 Covid patients in intensive care.
At the peak of the first wave, in the spring of 2020, this number was around 7,000. Currently, 28,322 patients with Covid are hospitalized.
6.30 a.m.
362 new deaths in France, in the last 24 hours in hospital.
A total of 94,983 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
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6:25 am.
Johnson & Johnson will start deliveries of its vaccine to Europe on April 19.
The vaccine against Covid-19 from the American laboratory Johnson & Johnson will be delivered to Europe from April 19.
This vaccine was, in mid-March, the fourth to obtain the green light from the European Medicines Agency, after those of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca.
6:20 am.
Mortality increased by 9.1% in 2020
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This increase in deaths mainly concerned people over the age of 70 (+ 11%), more at risk of Covid-19, indicates INSEE, in two publications.
Unheard of for 70 years, according to the National Institute of Statistics.
6:10 am.
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