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France has 143 new hospitalizations per day, on average over the past week.
36 million French people have received their first dose of vaccine, 28 million are fully vaccinated.
Spain is at the time of the return of restrictions and curfew.
Russia is re-establishing its air links with France.
More than 19,000 people demonstrated in France on July 14 to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's announcements on the health pass.
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6:50 a.m.
Covid-19 outbreak in the Brazilian judokas hotel in Japan.
At least eight staff members of a Japanese hotel hosting the Brazilian Olympic judo team have tested positive for the coronavirus. Regarding the Brazilian team, made up of about thirty people, the tests on the staff of their hotel in Hamamatsu (central Japan) had been carried out before the arrival last Saturday of these participants at the Tokyo Olympics (23 July-8 August), said local health and sports officials. None of the infected people have been in contact with the Brazilians, the same authorities assured. Elsewhere in Japan, in Munakata (southwest of the country), a staff member of the Russian Olympic rugby sevens team was hospitalized after testing positive, a city official confirmed. The rest of the group is now confined to the hotel. In case of negative tests,the team will be able to resume training on Friday, according to the same source.
6:40 am. After Phuket, three other islands in Thailand are reopening to international travelers.
After the island of Phuket, Thailand has reopened to international travelers vaccinated three more of its paradise islands. Tourism accounts for almost a fifth of Thailand's national income and 40 million visitors visited the country before the crisis in 2019. After the island of Phuket in early July, tourists can now travel to Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand. However, newcomers will need to stay at their Koh Samui hotel for the first three days before they can explore the island and travel to the other two islands from the second week, if they have tested negative.
6:25 am. - Argentina crosses the 100,000 dead mark.
The number of deaths in the country of 45 million inhabitants is 100,250 for more than 4.7 million reported cases, according to the latest bulletin from the health authorities.
6:15 am. The UN is sounding the alarm on other childhood vaccinations.
The UN has sounded the alarm on a risk of "absolute catastrophe" if the dangerous delay in the vaccination of children because of the Covid-19 pandemic is not caught up and if the health restrictions are lifted too quickly. In 2020, 23 million children fell through the cracks and did not receive all three doses of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine or DTP3, which serves as a baseline measure, according to published figures. by WHO and Unicef. Unprotected children and too rapid lifting of health restrictions against Covid (which also partially protected against certain childhood diseases) are already having their effects, with for example measles outbreaks in Pakistan, according to the WHO.
6:05 am.
Indonesia, new epicenter in Asia for the virus.
Indonesia has announced a record 54,000 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours.
The country has become the new epicenter for the circulation of the virus in Asia, overtaking India.
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