DIRECT. Covid-19: Morocco lifts its curfew

The essential

• Antiviral treatments, the “new weapon” mentioned by Emmanuel Macron.

• The health pass conditioned by a vaccination booster for seniors.

• 100,000 appointments made for a 3rd dose of vaccine in one hour.

• The mask again compulsory at school throughout France from Monday.

• The Constitutional Council censors access to the vaccination status of students in the law on health vigilance.

• The worrying "pandemic of unvaccinated" in Germany.

• The government confirms the suspension of the Moderna vaccine in those under 30 years old.

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6:40 am. Contamination is close to 8,000 cases per day on average in Belgium.

Between October 31 and November 6, an average of 7,969 people were infected with Covid-19 every day, according to figures from the Sciensano Public Health Institute. This is an increase of 4% from the previous week. From October 31 to November 6, an average of 21.6 people per day died from the virus, a 2% increase from the previous seven-day period.

6:35 am. Hospitals overwhelmed in Greece.

Greek health authorities have announced 8,613 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, a new record since the outbreak in February 2020 of the pandemic in Greece. "We are facing a fourth wave," which "mainly concerns the unvaccinated," said Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek Prime Minister. The government "focused on increasing the number of vaccinations" and "on taking measures without resorting to confinement". In some areas, hospitals are overwhelmed by the number of new arrivals.

6.30 a.m.

WHO optimistic about second generation vaccines.

World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said she was looking forward to the second generation of anti-Covid vaccines, which could include nasal sprays or pills.

6:20 am.

Pfizer is requesting authorization for a 3rd dose of the vaccine in the United States.

The Pfizer and BioNTech laboratories have announced that they have formally filed a dossier asking the US Medicines Agency, the FDA, to authorize a third dose of their anti-Covid vaccine for all people over 18 years of age.

6:15 am.

Curfew lifted in Morocco.

The Moroccan government announced on Tuesday the lifting of the national curfew in force since the first months of the pandemic in 2020 due to "the improvement of the epidemiological situation" in the kingdom.

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