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According to the latest report from Public Health France, 23 people have died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
1,007 patients are hospitalized in critical care, a number that is steadily declining.
In France, 6,291 positive cases have been identified in the past 24 hours.
They were 4,899 last Saturday, the day after the end of the reimbursement of tests for some unvaccinated people.
On Saturday, 40,000 people, according to the Ministry of the Interior, mobilized across France for the 15th time against the health pass and the government's policy in the face of Covid.
49,818,798 people now have a complete vaccination schedule, or 73.9% of the total French population.
In Germany and Russia, contaminations are skyrocketing.
The Bulgarian health system is so saturated that the authorities have asked neighboring Romania to increase its level of restrictions.
Follow the events of the day live:
7:35. Australia dreams of its Boxing Day.
The Prime Minister of the Australian state of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, praised the residents for playing the game and getting their vaccines in record time. The 80% mark will be reached next Friday, that of 90 around November 24, he said. And that's why he hopes to see crowds of over 80,000 at Melbourne Cricket Ground for the Boxing Day Test on December 26 between Australia and England. All vaccinated.
7:30 am. Relief for millions of Australians.
The Prime Minister of the state of Victoria, which represents 6.7 million people, announced on Sunday that from Friday, when 80% of the population reaches a full vaccination rate of 80%, residents will be able to stop wearing the mask outside, and move statewide. Melbourne, the capital, has suffered 262 days of restrictions since March 2020, longer than Buenos Aires' 234 days of continuous containment. On Sunday, the state of Victoria recorded 1,935 new cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths.
7:20 a.m. The Wuhan Marathon did not take place.
While China reported 26 new symptomatic cases of Covid this Sunday, just over 100 days before the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the organizers of the marathon in the city from which the pandemic started had took the lead in canceling the event. Authorities are working to contain the infection with massive testing of residents and targeted closures. 26,000 runners were registered.
7:10.
In the United States, the employment paradox.
The expiration in September of the more generous unemployment benefits put in place at the start of the pandemic has not been accompanied by a rush for jobs and 10 million jobs remain to be filled.
The holiday season will not help matters: logistics company GXO must recruit 9,000 seasonal workers to deliver on time, but this is without comparison with the needs of Amazon and Walmart (150,000 recruits each), UPS or FedEx ( 90,000 to 100,000 each).
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