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In France, there have been 8 deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
A total of 117,052 people have lost their lives since the start of the epidemic.
The situation continues to improve in France with nearly 6,700 hospitalized patients, including 1,132 in critical care.
From this Monday, 21 new departments, now below the alert threshold, will allow children from CP to CM2 to remove the mask at school.
They are added to 47 other departments concerned for a week already.
It is soon the end of free tests in France, from October 15.
The pandemic has killed nearly 4.9 million people worldwide since the onset of the disease at the end of December 2019.
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6:45 am.
No more masks at school: the map of departments that can do without it
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Oise, Gironde, North… in several departments where the epidemic is on the decline, students from CP to CM2 will in turn be able to drop the mask from this Monday.
A list in addition to the 47 departments already concerned since last Monday.
Find here the map of the departments where the mask is no longer compulsory at school.
6:40 am.
Three out of four French people received a first dose of the vaccine.
Since the start of the vaccination campaign in France, 50,844,346 people have received at least one injection (i.e. 75.4% of the total population) and 49,208,332 people now have a complete vaccination schedule (i.e. 73% of the population). total).
In detail, nearly 85% of eligible French people (aged over 12) are fully vaccinated.
6:35 am.
8 new deaths from Covid-19 in France in the past 24 hours.
A total of 117,052 people have lost their lives since the start of the epidemic.
6.30 a.m.
The figures for the epidemic in France are improving.
According to figures from Public Health France (SPF), there are now 6,737 people hospitalized due to a coronavirus infection (against 6,708 the day before).
They were 7,308 seven days ago.
Among them, 1,132 patients are cared for in critical care services which receive the most serious cases.
They were 1,127 the day before and 1,326 a week earlier.
6:20 am.
Self-tests and health passes, free overseas screening… new details for after October 15
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The Ministry of Solidarity and Health announced it via a press release.
It also reveals the prices that will have to be applied for paid tests.
All the details for after October 15 to discover here.
6:10 am.
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