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In France, 38 new deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
A total of 117,211 people have lost their lives since the start of the pandemic.
The epidemic situation continues to improve with 6,523 hospitalized patients, including 1,075 patients in critical care units.
This Friday is the end of free screening tests and the second stage of compulsory vaccination for health personnel.
From Monday, in 12 new departments, the mask will no longer be compulsory at school.
68 were already concerned since the beginning of the week.
The pandemic has killed more than 4.8 million people worldwide.
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6:57 a.m.
The vaccine obligation becomes absolute this Friday for 2.7 million workers
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Already obliged since September 15 to justify at least one injection, employees of hospitals, clinics and retirement homes, as well as liberal caregivers, home helpers, firefighters and ambulance personnel will now have to certify a "complete scheme", under penalty of suspension of their employment contract, without remuneration.
According to the latest Public Health France survey on the subject, 86.6% of staff in health establishments were already "fully vaccinated" on September 20.
This rate even rose to 88.6% in structures for disabled people and 92.4% in nursing homes.
6:45 am.
Paid Covid tests and compulsory vaccination: double turn of the screw this Friday.
The constraints will harden this Friday for the last recalcitrant to vaccination, with the end of free tests for all and the obligation to present a "complete schedule" of vaccination for healthcare professionals.
The improvement in the epidemic does not prevent the government from applying on the due date the final restrictions promised to the unvaccinated.
Starting with the end of free “comfort” tests, announced in July by Emmanuel Macron.
From Friday, nearly 7 million partially or unvaccinated adults will have to pay between 22 and 44 euros for each screening allowing them to obtain a health pass.
6:40 am.
The decline continues in hospitals, including in critical care services
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According to the latest report from Public Health France, 6,523 patients with Covid-19 are hospitalized in the country, against 6,601 the day before and 6,903 seven days ago.
1,075 people are cared for in units reserved for the most serious cases.
They were 1,091 the day before, 1,200 seven days ago.
6:35 am.
38 new deaths in France in the last 24 hours.
A total of 117,211 people have lost their lives since the start of the pandemic.
6.30 a.m.
Mask at school: the list of 12 new departments where it will no longer be compulsory on Monday
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In these departments where the virus circulates the least, all students from CP to CM2 will be able to drop the mask from October 18.
The only downside: Lozère where schoolchildren will have to put it back on the contrary.
The list of departments where the mask will no longer be compulsory at school.
6:20 am.
The
Senate says no to compulsory vaccination.
The Senate dominated by the right rejects a bill aimed at establishing compulsory vaccination for all against Covid-19, defended by the socialist group which found itself isolated on this position.
6:10 am.
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