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The latest toll in 24 hours in France is 63 dead.
8,237 people are hospitalized because of Covid-19, including 1,609 in critical care, figures which continue to decrease.
Immunization continues to progress in the country with 50,249,948 people who have received at least one injection (i.e. 74.5% of the total population) and 47,988,307 people who have a complete immunization schedule (i.e. 71.2% of the total population). total population).
Globally, the pandemic has killed at least 4.7 million people.
More than 6 billion doses of vaccines have been injected.
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4:10 p.m. Tunisia lifts the nighttime curfew.
Tunisian President Kais Saied has decided to lift the nighttime curfew in effect almost continuously since March 2020 to limit the spread of the epidemic, while requiring the vaccination certificate for participation in public or private events. The lifting of the curfew, currently in effect between midnight and 5 a.m., will be effective from Sunday, the presidency said in a statement. The presentation of a complete vaccination course certificate of two doses will however now be compulsory to "participate in public and private events, activities and gatherings in open or closed spaces," the statement said.
3:45 p.m. Reporting your QR code to get another is now possible
. An email and a telephone number have been made available to all holders of a health pass who wish to deactivate it in order to obtain a new one. There are two solutions for this: call 0 800 08 71 48 or send an email to revocation-passe-sanitaire@sante.gouv.fr. Other, faster solutions could emerge soon, according to BFMTV. Among the hypotheses under study, the possibility of deactivating your own QR Code on the attestation-vaccin.ameli.fr site or from any health professional.
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3.30 p.m. In the United States, health authorities are finally supporting a booster dose for workers at risk
. US health authorities on Friday supported the administration of a 3rd dose of Pfizer's anti-Covid vaccine for people at high risk of coronavirus in the course of their work, reversing the opinion expressed by their own committee of experts the day before . Thursday evening, a committee of the Centers for the Prevention and Fight against Diseases (CDC) refused to classify this population, which includes teachers or supermarket employees, among the beneficiaries of this booster dose. But the head of the committee, Rochelle Walensky, went against him, a rare decision.
2:50 p.m.
Nepal resumes issuing visas for tourists
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The country reopened its borders to tourists on Thursday and ended quarantine requirements for foreign nationals vaccinated on Thursday, and its neighbors are expected to follow soon after.
2:40 p.m.
South Korea breaks a new contamination record after a festive period
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South Korea has reported 2,434 new cases of Covid-19, 700 more than the day before, a record figure since the start of the pandemic.
The trips that followed the harvest festival apparently participated in the spread of the virus.
Of these new infections, 2,416 involve Koreans and only 18 have been detected in travelers from overseas.
2:20 p.m.
The Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down again around the world this week.
510,000 cases have been recorded daily around the world this week.
The indicator, which only reflects a fraction of the actual number of contaminations, is down 8% compared to the previous week.
An improvement that is felt in most parts of the world.
Africa recorded a decrease of 32%, the United States / Canada zone -25%, the Middle East -21%, Asia -7%.
On the other hand, the health situation is deteriorating in Latin America and the Caribbean with an increase of 33% and 4% in Europe.
14 hours.
Vaccination on the street in India.
In India, the vaccination campaign continues, as with this person receiving a dose in this place.
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13 hours.
Return to normal life in Norway.
According to Reuters, Norway will end all restrictions related to Covid-19 as of this Saturday.
Social distancing, gauge in restaurants, night-time establishment closures… After 561 days, all these measures will disappear.
“The time has come to return to normal daily life,” announces Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
12:50.
Time to take stock.
More than 10,200 people have died from Covid-19 around the world in the past 24 hours.
The countries that have recorded the most new deaths in their latest reports are the United States with 3,159 new deaths.
Russia (828) and Mexico (748) follow.
The United States is still the most bereaved country since the start of the pandemic, with a total of 684,357 deaths.
12:25.
No shortage of caregivers due to vaccination.
The compulsory vaccination of health workers has obviously not led to shortages in the country.
On the other hand, several hospitals had to trigger the white plan for tensions on the workforce, which have other causes.
All the details can be read here.
Midday.
In Austria, the far-right leader boasts of not being vaccinated.
Herbert Kick, leader of the Austrian far-right, brandishes on television and in front of the press a certificate showing that he does not have Covid-19 antibodies, in order to "cut short the rumors" according to which he would have been have them "secretly vaccinated".
He is the only one, at this level of responsibility, opposed to vaccination in this country.
11:35.
Safety is better.
Despite the pandemic, the social security deficit will be smaller than expected this year, with a loss of 34.6 billion euros in 2021, instead of the 38.4 billion expected in June.
The forecasts for 2022 are even better, because of the economic recovery and the "fall in crisis spending", announce the Ministries of Public Accounts and Health.
11:20 am.
Less than 2,500 closed classes.
The Ministry of National Education announces that 2,366 classes were closed as of Thursday due to cases of Covid-19, which represents 0.45% of classes in the country.
19 full schools are also closed.
A week ago, 3,300 classes were closed for the same reasons.
10:50 a.m.
Still difficult situation in Russia.
The Russian government announces a new record of daily deaths, while the country has already experienced a very high number of deaths from Covid-19 during the summer, in particular due to the Delta variant.
828 people have died in the past 24 hours.
10:45 am.
Sinovac effective on severe forms.
A study conducted in Malaysia shows that the Sinovac vaccine is very effective against severe forms, although it is less effective than AstraZeneca and Pfizer.
According to health authorities, 0.011% of people who have been vaccinated with Sinovac had to go to intensive care because of Covid-19.
A figure that drops to 0.002% for Pfizer and 0.001% for AstraZeneca.
10:20 am. Young talents.
In Australia, the site for monitoring the Covid-19 epidemic and the progress of vaccination, CovidBaseAu, was created and is maintained by ... adolescents aged 14 and 15. So far, their identities had not been disclosed, but they have just posted a photo of them, just after receiving their vaccine, reveals The Guardian.
9:35 am. Turnaround in the United States.
The boss of the Centers for the Prevention and Control of Diseases (CDC) takes the opposite view of the panel which did not recommend administering a third dose of vaccine to particularly exposed workers. Rochelle Walensky decides to go in the same direction as the American Medicines Agency (FDA) and to authorize the injection of this third dose not only for those over 65 and 18-64 at risk, but also for particularly exposed workers, reports the New York Times in particular. Rochelle Walensky also recommends that the injection of the booster dose be open to those over 50 years of age.
9:15 am. Lower public debt.
French public debt fell to 114.9% of GDP at the end of June after peaking at 118.1% at the end of March, reports INSEE. In value, however, it increased by 23.7 billion euros from April to the end of June, reaching 2,762 billion euros. In the previous quarter, the increase was $ 89 billion. The percentage drop is "mainly due to the rebound in GDP (Gross Domestic Product) linked to the recovery," explains the National Institute of Statistics. According to the government's forecasts in its draft budget for 2022 presented on Wednesday, the public debt should rise to 115.6% this year then 114% next year.
8:40 am.
A canceled festival in Cambodia.
Cambodia is canceling its “Festival of the Dead”, an annual celebration in which Buddhist worshipers pay homage to their deceased loved ones.
This decision comes after the appearance of Covid-19 among the monks of the capital.
8:15 am.
Controls in Australia.
Law enforcement officials are carrying out checks on the streets in Melbourne, Australia, to avoid protests against the various restrictive measures in force.
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7:50 a.m. Decrease also in Germany.
The number of new infections fell in Germany for the second week in a row, according to data from the benchmark Robert Koch Institut. Less than 10,000 people have tested positive in 24 hours, according to the latest report. Reported to the population, this would correspond to approximately 8,000 cases in France where the latest assessment is a little over 6,200 contaminations.
7:15 am.
Gradual reopening of bars and restaurants in Cuba and new vaccine.
Cuba's bars and restaurants, closed since January, are gradually reopening tonight in much of the country, including the capital Havana.
The curfew imposed at 9 p.m. since the beginning of the year has been pushed back to 10:30 p.m.
Business hours are extended and legal notarial services can operate.
In addition, the Cuban drug regulatory authority has given authorization for emergency use of its locally developed Soberana Plus vaccine for convalescents from Covid-19 aged 19 and over.
This vaccine will be given as a single dose to patients who have recovered from the disease “two months or more after their recovery”.
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Confusion over the third dose in the United States.
A committee of US health experts on Thursday refused to include people exposed to the coronavirus in the course of their work, such as teachers or supermarket workers, in beneficiaries of a third dose of Pfizer's anti-Covid vaccine, despite the authorization the day before from the US Medicines Agency.
The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) committee, however, agreed to recommend a third dose of Pfizer's vaccine for people over 65 years of age as well as those between 18 and 64 years of age with risk factors for develop a severe form of the disease.
6:45 am.
WHO recommends Regeneron antibodies in certain cases.
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially recommends a third treatment against Covid-19, the synthetic antibodies of Regeneron, but only in certain specific cases. According to an opinion of WHO experts published in the medical journal The BMJ, this treatment is recommended on the one hand in "patients with non-severe forms of Covid who are at high risk of hospitalization", such as people the elderly or those with weakened immune systems (for example, from cancer or after an organ transplant). On the other hand, treatment is recommended in patients with "a severe or critical form and who are seronegative, that is to say who have not developed their own antibody response" despite the infection. Otherwise, the benefits would not be significant.Marketed by the Roche laboratory under the name Ronapreve, this treatment combines two so-called “monoclonal” antibodies, casirivimab and imdevimab.
6.30 a.m.
Difficulties over the supply of alcohol in the United States.
Global supply difficulties due to the pandemic are causing targeted shortages of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
In particular, it is difficult to find glass and caps for bottles.
The difficulties of transport, those to find labor as well as the reopening of leisure places, which is accompanied by an increase in demand, increase the phenomenon.
6:15 am.
Where to travel abroad?
In this period of border restrictions the rules differ from country to country for leisure travel.
While the United States is preparing to reopen its territory to the vaccinated, other countries are not accepting tourists.
Le Parisien takes stock in this article.
6 hours.
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