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In France, 324 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
A total of 99,508 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
Hospital pressure continues its terrible progression in the country with 31,226 Covid-19 patients and 5,952 patients in critical care.
In France, 11,340,564 people received at least one injection and 3,977,406 people received two injections.
Emmanuel Macron will chair a meeting at the Elysee Palace on Thursday to examine the protocols for reopening the closed places.
The National Assembly voted in favor of maintaining departmental and regional elections in June.
Globally, the pandemic has killed nearly 3 million people in just over a year.
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6:45 a.m.
Reopening of closed places: meeting scheduled for Thursday at the Elysée.
Emmanuel Macron will chair a meeting on the reopening protocols on Thursday at 6 p.m.
The goal?
“Study the sanitary protocols envisaged for the gradual reopening of the various places open to the public.
Ten ministers will be present.
6:40 am.
Suspension of Brazil-France flights.
Paris has decided to suspend "until further notice" all flights between Brazil and France because of concerns around the Brazilian variant of Covid-19.
6:35 am.
324 new deaths in France.
According to Public Health France, 324 new deaths linked to Covid-19 have occurred in the past 24 hours in France.
5,952 patients are currently hospitalized in critical care, out of a total of 31,226 patients treated.
6:25 am.
39,113 new contaminations have been recorded in the last 24 hours
, according to data from Public Health France.
6:20 am.
The national assembly is in favor of maintaining the regional in June,
despite the health crisis.
As Jean Castex had announced earlier, the ballot will simply be postponed by one week compared to the date initially planned.
443 deputies voted in favor of maintaining, in particular on the side of the majority, the LRs or the Socialists, 73 voted against and 13 abstained.
The Senate will vote on the subject this Wednesday.
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6:10 am.
Good morning all.
Welcome to this live dedicated to news related to the Covid-19 pandemic this Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
