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DIRECT. Covid-19: France increases the validity of PCR tests to 72 hours, Israel lowers it to 24

2021-08-08T06:10:22.114Z


In the aftermath of the 198 demonstrations organized in France against the health pass, the vaccine and the government policy, details


The essential

  • 17,000 demonstrators marched yesterday in Paris, 220,000 elsewhere in France.

    This is 33,000 more than the previous Saturday, on the eve of the application of the extended health pass.

  • This Sunday morning in our columns, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran specifies the last adjustments, in particular the extension of the validity of the PCR test.

    Read his interview here.

  • In France, in 24 hours, 25,755 new cases were identified, against 23,471 last week.

    That is an increase of 6.3% over the week.

  • The pandemic has killed at least 4.26 million people worldwide.

    The United States is the country with the most deaths (615,856), ahead of Brazil (562,752), India (426,754), Mexico (243,165) and Peru (196,760).

Follow the events of the day live:

8 hours.

Israel is thinking of reconfining.

While new rules come into effect this Sunday (read at 7:30 am), and they will apply to children in two weeks, the director general of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Nachman warns that if the rate of infections does not slow down, a new confinement may be decreed in August

7:50 a.m.

Spain is extending the quarantine from six countries.

Until August 27, for the moment, passengers arriving in Spain from South Africa, Namibia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Colombia must self-isolate for ten days.

7.40 am.

Delhi validates the J&J vaccine.

Two days after an application for authorization was filed by the American firm, India approves the emergency use of the single injection vaccine Johnson & Johnson.

India, a country of 1.3 billion people, has so far injected 500 million doses of the vaccine, but just 8% of the population has received two injections.

7:30 am. New restrictions in Israel.

Delta also strikes Israel, Saturday 3,843 new contaminations were diagnosed. The mask becomes compulsory outside for gatherings of 100 people. The green passport, the equivalent of our health pass, is required to access sporting and cultural events, in hotels and tourist attractions, sports halls, restaurants, cafes, conferences. The validity period for rapid tests is increased to 24 hours, instead of 72 hours.

7:20 a.m. In Australia.

Brisbane's containment ends this Sunday, unless the authorities decide otherwise. With Sydney and Melbourne, the containment of Brisbane amounted to asking 60% of the Australian population to stay at home. Restrictions on travel outside Brisbane and on gatherings remain in place for at least two weeks. The authorities confined the city of Cairns - 150,000 inhabitants - for three days after the contamination of a taxi driver.

7:10.

In Great Britain and Germany, two different rules for the French.

It is this Sunday that in Great Britain and the Isle of Man, the quarantine obligation is lifted for travelers coming from mainland France, if they are fully vaccinated.

Conversely, travelers from the south of France must isolate themselves when arriving in Germany.

7 hours.

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Source: leparis

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