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In France, 227 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
A total of 106,130 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
19,124 new cases were identified in 24 hours.
This is the first time that the daily average has fallen below 20,000 since February 20.
This number is however slightly underestimated because it includes May 1, a public holiday.
Hospital pressure continues to decline with the number of patients in critical care services continuing to decline, slowly.
We have gone from 5,804 last week to 5,106 patients in the last few hours.
France is extending the mandatory quarantine to passengers from seven countries, including Turkey and Qatar.
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9:49 am.
WHO trusts the organizers of the Olympic Games to manage the pandemic well.
The World Health Organization (WHO) ensures that it trusts the International Olympic Committee, Japan and the host city Tokyo, to make the right choices in the management of the pandemic, simultaneous with the hosting of the Olympic Games, postponed in 2020 because of the Covid-19.
"The question is not whether or not we will have an Olympic Games, but how to manage individual risks in this context," said Michael Ryan, director of health emergencies at WHO, in Geneva.
9:29 a.m.
Gymnastics: Canada gives up a qualifying tournament for Tokyo because of the Covid-19.
The Canadian Gymnastics Federation has announced that its athletes will not compete in the last-ditch qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics next month in Rio, due to fears over the coronavirus pandemic.
There will therefore be no Canadian team at the 2021 Pan American Championships, which will be held in Brazil from June 4 to 13, with the consequence for its gymnasts to miss out on a chance to qualify in the men's and women's artistic events, as well as 'in rhythm.
9:17.
With Covid-19, 40% of nurses “want to change jobs”.
Four in ten nurses say that the health crisis due to Covid-19 "made them want to change jobs", according to a wide consultation conducted by the Order of Nurses, which wishes to give the profession "prospects for the future ".
The fear of a wave of departures among these caregivers is not unfounded.
Polled online between April 30 and May 5, more than 30,000 nurses - or 4% of working professionals - confirmed the weariness of "heroes in white coats".
Not only 40% say that "the crisis made them want to change jobs", but 51% consider that their job "does not allow them to experience real development and career prospects".
Above all, almost all - 90% - consider that their profession is "not recognized for its true value within the health system" and 64% consider that it "is" ungrateful ".
The nurses also think almost unanimously (92%) that “the health crisis has shown that (their) role and (their) attributions must be reviewed”.
8:59 am.
Nothing can prevent the Olympics from going "forward", according to the IOC Vice-President.
Nothing will be able to prevent the Tokyo Olympic Games from taking place as planned, despite the Covid-19 pandemic still ongoing, affirms this Saturday the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), John Coates.
8:55 am.
Cuba will start vaccinating with its own vaccines.
Cuba will begin next week to vaccinate its population with vaccines developed on the island but still in the experimental phase, say the authorities.
The communist country is the only Latin American country to currently have five vaccines in development.
The campaign, which will start with Havana and the provinces of Santiago de Cuba (south) and Matanzas (center), will use the two most advanced.
These two vaccines, Abdala and Soberana 2, are administered in three doses.
8:49 am.
Vaccination, screening… Why Olivier Véran is beating the recall at the approach of public holidays.
The Minister of Health calls both for an "unprecedented mobilization" for vaccination, the pace of which is slowed down by public holidays, and "to be massively tested" as the Ascension Bridge approaches.
Our explanations to read here.
8:34 am “We are working with other European countries to establish country lists for travel.
There will be green, orange and red countries depending on the circulation of the virus, ”says Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
8:32.
“The digital certificate, developed by Europe, will show that we are vaccinated, that we present a negative PCR test or that we are immunized”, explains Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
8:30 am.
"We will be happy to welcome Europeans this summer and the French will be happy to visit Europe after these months of restrictions"
, underlines the Secretary of State in charge of Tourism.
8:28.
"The blue-white-wheel summer we experienced last year but since May 3 we can travel in Europe"
, explains
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
8:24.
"The summer holidays must still rhyme with caution"
, declares
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State in charge of Tourism, French people living abroad and La Francophonie, on Europe 1.
8:14.
The lightened state of health emergency and the sensitive "health pass" on the menu of deputies.
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Last step before the end of the tunnel?
The government is submitting to deputies on Monday its plan to end the health crisis, to allow the gradual lifting of restrictions in the face of Covid-19, but certain provisions such as the "health pass" are cringe.
8:06 am.
Over 4,000 deaths per day in India.
India, with more than 4,000 dead in 24 hours, for the first time since the start of the epidemic, remains more than ever faced with the world's largest outbreak of coronavirus.
This country of 1.3 billion inhabitants, recorded 4,197 new deaths in a single day, bringing the total death toll to 238,270 since the start of the pandemic.
7:58 a.m.
Vaccines: Macron calls on "the Anglo-Saxons" to stop "blocking" exports.
The President of the Republic stressed that out of 110 million doses produced in Europe, the EU had exported 45 million and kept only 65 million, unlike the United States or the United Kingdom.
Read here.
7.45 a.m.
India still facing the strongest outbreak in the world.
India continues to face the world's largest coronavirus outbreak more than ever.
Patients continue to die in India at the gates of overwhelmed hospitals, despite international aid.
And, according to specialists, the worst is yet to come, with an epidemic peak expected within several weeks.
7.40 am.
More than 5,000 critical care patients.
The trend has been declining for nearly 10 days, in terms of hospitalizations.
But the decline is very slow and there are still 5,106 Covid-19 patients treated in critical care.
7:30 am.
227 new deaths in France., In the last 24 hours.
A total of 106,130 people have died since the start of the epidemic.
7:25 am. Towards a new arrangement of the French bac?
The President of the National Assembly, Richard Ferrand, asks Jean-Michel Blanquer to develop the French bac, passed by the first year students. He wishes that, as for terminales and philosophy, only the best mark between that obtained at the end of the test and that of the continuous assessment will be retained. On Wednesday evening, Jean-Michel Blanquer announced a first arrangement for the French bac: students will have the choice between two texts at the time of the oral out of the 14 that were prepared in class.
7:20 a.m.
Update on vaccination.
In France, 17.4 million people have received at least one vaccine injection, and 7.6 million two injections, according to the Directorate General of Health.
From Wednesday, it will be possible, regardless of age or health problem, to be vaccinated on slots left vacant by priority people.
7:15 am.
Hello and welcome to this live.
We will accompany you throughout this day of Saturday, May 8, 2021 to follow the events linked to the Covid-19 pandemic which has been disrupting our lives for more than 15 months.
