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counted last night, in 24 hours, 9,966 positive cases (against 13,466 last Friday).
In France, 46,428,107 people now have a complete vaccination schedule, or 68.9% of the total population (79.7% of the population of age to be vaccinated).
Monday will begin in France the third vaccination campaign in nursing homes.
Seven patients from the West Indies landed in Orly yesterday and were immediately taken to hospital.
Since August 13, 119 patients in intensive care for Covid have been transferred from the West Indies, hit by a devastating epidemic wave, to Île-de-France.
In French Polynesia (280,000 inhabitants), 295 patients are hospitalized, including 51 in intensive care.
The former Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn was indicted yesterday for "endangering the life of others" at the end of her hearing before the Court of Justice of the Republic on the subject of the management of the crisis of Covid-19.
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7.45 a.m.
Bangkok will reopen to vaccinated tourists in October
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Foreign travelers will be able to travel to Thailand's capital and four other provinces without having to undergo a two-week hotel quarantine, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Tourists, however, must stay in a specific area for seven days and pass tests.
7:42 am.
The Phuket experience.
The island had reopened to tourists on an experimental basis in July.
More than 29,000 fully vaccinated international visitors have frequented its beaches, generating nearly $ 50 million in revenue, according to government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.
7:30 am.
+ 346% mortality in French Polynesia in August.
All causes and combined, in August, it recorded a number of deaths 4.5 times higher than the monthly average between 2015 and 2019, according to provisional figures from the Institute of Statistics in French Polynesia (ISPF) to be released on Tuesday.
590 deaths were recorded between August 1 and August 31 against a monthly average of 133 between 2015 and 2019.
The people most affected by this excess mortality were aged 60 to 74 (+ 413%) and over 75 (+ 412%).
The increase in deaths is clear among 40-59 year olds (+ 277%) but is “not observed” among people under 40 years old.
7:15 am. Clusters in sight.
Celebrations for the Hindu festival of Ganesh begin today in India. Meeting restrictions have been enacted. In the spring, religious gatherings had caused a terrible pandemic wave that had led the hospital system to rupture. Many countries, including France, had to come to the aid of India.
7:05 am.
Another Saturday of mobilization.
Nearly 200 events are planned today in France against the health pass, a few days before the implementation of the vaccination obligation for hospital staff.
Four processions are planned in Paris, two of which are considered "sensitive": the first will leave at noon from the 15th arrondissement, on the initiative of the yellow vest Jérôme Rodrigues, the other, organized by Le Dernier Rempart with Hadama Traoré, s' will start from the 17th century at 1 p.m.
Florian Philippot, leader of the Patriots and former number 2 of the National Front, will obviously lead his “gigantic national procession” at the start of the 16th century.
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