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In France, the latest assessment in 24 hours shows 6,709 people hospitalized because of Covid-19 at the end of the day on Sunday, against 6,572 a week earlier.
1101 are in critical care compared to 1046 seven days before.
The rise in contamination is accelerating in France:
8,547 positive cases were identified between Saturday and Sunday evening, against 6,329 last Sunday.
In Great Britain, 30,305 new contaminations were recorded in 24 hours.
Emmanuel Macron is due to speak tomorrow evening at 8 p.m., on the health situation in particular.
Schoolchildren from 39 departments make their return to school masked, although they were able to remove the mask inside before the holidays.
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6.30 a.m. Masked schoolchildren.
They only removed him for two weeks. Here is the list of the 39 departments where the mask becomes mandatory indoors for students from CP to CM2: Ain, Hautes-Alpes, Ardennes, Aveyron, Cher, Corrèze, Haute-Corse, Côtes-d'Armor, Creuse, Drôme, Eure-et-Loir, Gers, Ille-et-Vilaine, Indre-et-Loire, Isère, Loir-et-Cher , Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Maine-et-Loire, Morbihan, Moselle, North, Oise, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées , Pyrénées-Orientales, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Sarthe, Savoie, Seine-et-Marne, Deux-Sèvres, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Var, Vendée and the Vienne.
6:20 am.
Direction the United States.
As of this day, there are no longer entry restrictions on US soil for travelers fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
They had been in effect for 20 months.
By air, proof of vaccination and a negative test within three days are required.
For the land route, people coming from Canada or Mexico for non-essential reasons should be vaccinated;
those coming for compelling reasons, such as truck drivers, are exempt until the beginning of January.
6:10 am.
Demonstrations in Morocco.
Several demonstrations took place again yesterday in Morocco to protest against the anti-Covid vaccine pass put in place by the government.
6 hours.
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