The essential
A meeting is held in the morning on the conditions for reopening discotheques.
Last night was the first without a curfew since October 2020.
In France, the latest assessment in 24 hours shows 14 deaths.
Just over 10,000 people are hospitalized because of Covid-19, including 1,703 in critical care.
32,046,393 people received at least one vaccine injection;
18,292,529 are fully vaccinated.
Globally, the pandemic has killed at least 3.8 million people.
2.6 billion doses of vaccine were injected.
> The events of the day:
7:20 a.m. Support for the Olympics is increasing in Japan.
About a third of Japanese people are now in favor of hosting the Olympics this summer, up from just 14% last month. A majority of them, however, continue to prefer a cancellation or rescheduling due to the pandemic. The poll strengthens other recent surveys that suggest opposition to Tokyo-2020 is slipping slightly, one month away from the opening ceremony scheduled for July 23.
7 hours.
Laurent Berger wants to "move up a gear".
The secretary general of the CFDT asks to "move up a gear" concerning teleworking.
He calls for company agreements to be favored over charters, which are less restrictive.
“The subject of work organization will be the subject of the start of the school year.
»His interview with the Parisian can be read here.
6:45 am.
New restrictions in Tunisia.
The Tunisian government has decreed a new general containment for a week in four regions where the rate of contamination exceeds 0.4%.
Hospitals are struggling to treat the most serious cases in some areas of the country.
6.30 a.m.
Meeting on nightclubs.
A meeting takes place in the morning between the representatives of the discotheques and the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, on the conditions of the reopening.
Night professionals fear that the sanitary protocol is too restrictive, especially compared to the conditions imposed on night bars.
More details in our article.
6:15 am.
No curfew.
The night that ended is the first without a curfew since October 2020. The metropolis is emerging from an eight-month period of nighttime restrictions.
More details in this article on the restrictions that remain in effect.
6 hours.
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