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17 people died from Covid in France between Saturday evening and Sunday evening.
7,111 people are hospitalized against
6709 a week ago.
1,210 of them are in a critical care unit.
“Everything must be done to avoid a new confinement.
Let everyone take their responsibilities, ”said Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday evening.
He assured that the State would be alongside professionals if new "coercive" measures were taken.
Austria confines from this Monday its unvaccinated, a measure that concerns about 35% of the population, or some two million people.
Is this the right solution to the inexorable rebound of the epidemic in Europe?
In Martinique,
the government has decided to postpone the vaccination obligation for caregivers (complete vaccination schedule) to December 31, instead of October 24.
General free testing will also be maintained until December 31.
With six cases of Covid-19 detected and 231 risky contact cases, a school in Taillan-Médoc, in Gironde, must close its doors until November 18.
It accommodates 249 students.
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6.30 a.m.
In France.
The mask becomes compulsory again this morning in all elementary schools.
The government announced in September the end of wearing masks in primary school in the departments least affected by the epidemic, 39 were concerned.
But the fifth wave that threatens France got the better of this measure.
6:20 am.
In Germany.
It is this morning that the ban on access to sports halls, restaurants and bars for unvaccinated people comes into force in Berlin.
6:10 am.
In Israel.
In line with its all-out vaccination campaign, Israel yesterday gave the green light to the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11.
As in the United States, lower doses of Pfizer / BioNtech serum are planned.
6 hours.
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