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The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, said he was considering alleviating, in certain territories, the constraints and restrictions still in force, such as the health pass.
The figures for the pandemic continue to improve in France.
The number of people hospitalized continues to decrease and to approach 9000. They are 1952 in critical care against 2195 a week ago.
73.9% of the total population is fully vaccinated;
69.9% received at least one dose.
Worldwide, Covid-19 has officially killed 4,669,000 people.
Over 5.8 billion doses of vaccine have been administered.
> The events of the day:
7:30 am. The CHU de Guadeloupe "cannot apply the law".
The director general of the CHU (University Hospital Center) of Guadeloupe, where more than 70% of the agents are not vaccinated, is "unable" to suspend them, as provided for by the law on compulsory vaccination. “I cannot apply the law,” says Gérard Cotellon, the director of the hospital where 74.19% of non-medical staff have not yet started a vaccination course. This situation puts him "in the impossibility" of suspending unvaccinated agents, under penalty of penalizing the activity of the CHU. “So I take on myself this responsibility of running the hospital, despite the law. "
7:15 am. Third dose in Colombia.
Colombia will offer a third booster dose of the vaccine to people over 70 years old. People who want to receive the additional injection should do so at least six months after the second dose. The measure will take effect from October 1.
7 hours. Progressive deconfinement in French Polynesia.
The High Commissioner Dominique Sorain and the President of French Polynesia, Edouard Fritch, announced Thursday in Papeete, the maintenance of the curfew but a gradual lifting of confinement and the resumption of classes on Monday in this overseas community. sea. Containment will be maintained on weekends in the most populous islands, but it will be lifted during the week. Restaurants will be able to reopen and sport will be allowed, outside of competitions. However, museums, exhibition halls and cinemas will remain closed. Gatherings of more than ten people will be prohibited. Cruises may resume provided that staff, like passengers, are vaccinated.
6:45 am. Bolsonaro says he will go to the UN even without being vaccinated.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is not vaccinated, assured Thursday that he would go to the UN General Assembly (United Nations) next week in New York (United States) , where a vaccination certificate will however be compulsory.
6.30 a.m. Confinement relaxed in Martinique from Monday.
The confinement in force in Martinique will be relaxed from Monday thanks to the improvement in the health situation. Travel will be authorized within a radius of 10 km, instead of 1 km around the home until then. On the other hand, the hours of the curfew will remain unchanged: it will still be forbidden to travel between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m., unless there is a compelling reason. Access to the beaches will again be authorized in dynamic mode. Navigation will be possible with the rule of 6 passengers maximum for private boats.
From Wednesday, non-essential shops will be able to reopen with compulsory mask and gauge of 8m² per person.
Restaurants and sports halls will also be able to raise the curtain;
the health pass will be compulsory.
It will also concern sporting, cultural and leisure activities.
Employees in the sectors concerned will be subject to the obligation of a health pass from October 11.
6:15 am.
The territories where the restrictions could be relaxed.
Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that further reductions in restrictions and constraints, such as the health pass, could soon be considered in certain territories due to the improvement in the health situation.
In this article, Le Parisien dwells on the epidemiological situation in the different French regions.
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