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In France, 24 people have died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
A total of 111,164 people have lost their lives in the country since the start of the epidemic.
From next Wednesday, foreign tourists visiting France will have to pay for their PCR (49 euros) and antigen (29 euros) tests.
The issue of compulsory vaccination for caregivers is still relevant today.
A law could be put to the vote as early as July or September.
For the president of the High Authority for Health, "we will have to consider compulsory vaccination" for all.
So far, 34,329,183 French people have received at least one injection and 23,839,666 have a complete vaccination schedule.
The vaccine "comes to the French this summer": vacationers will have the opportunity to receive their second dose at their resort, the government announced on Friday.
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07:45.
Portugal, Spain… The increase can be seen elsewhere in Europe.
In Spain, this week's daily increases are at their highest level since mid-April.
In Portugal, the number of patients treated by hospitals has more than doubled since the end of May.
The time has come for caution everywhere.
On Thursday, the WHO warned of a risk of a new wave of the pandemic carried by the Delta variant in Europe.
7:30 a.m.
Slight increase in daily contaminations in France
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Some 2,683 new cases were recorded between Thursday evening and Friday evening, against 2,664 the day before and 1,983 seven days earlier.
07:15.
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It will allow you to follow in real time the evolution of the situation related to Covid-19, in France and in the world.