Wearing a mask becomes compulsory again in all schools in France from this Monday.
Austria confines the unvaccinated.
The contaminations curve is increasing slowly but surely in France, while cases are exploding in Eastern Europe.
While the epidemic situation is deemed "very worrying" in ten EU countries, the European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) places France in the category that raises "moderate concern", such as Portugal or Cyprus.
But for how long?
The fifth wave has indeed started, and hospital data confirms it.
Thus, according to data from Public Health France, 7,111 people are hospitalized due to a Covid-19 infection, against 7,050 the day before and 6,709 a week ago.
Hospitals recorded 125 new admissions in 24 hours, up from 100 on November 7.
In addition, 1,210 people are treated in critical care services, due to a severe form of the coronavirus, against 1,202 the day before and 1,101 seven days earlier.
In the past 24 hours, 26 patients have entered it.
They were 64 yesterday, and 20 last Saturday.
Finally, 17 people have died from Covid-19 in hospital, during the last 24 hours.
In total, 118,158 people have died from Covid-19 in France since the start of the epidemic.