The essential
President Emmanuel Macron considers the health pass sufficient to avoid putting in place other restrictions.
Germany has taken new restrictions valid throughout its territory for unvaccinated people.
Two regions of Austria are reconfigured without distinction of vaccination status from Monday.
The latest assessment in 24 hours in France reports a little over 20,000 contaminations.
7,787 people are hospitalized against 6,952 a week earlier.
Globally, the pandemic has killed more than 5.1 million people.
7.6 billion doses of vaccine were injected.
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7.40 am.
Unemployment rate almost stable in the third quarter.
The unemployment rate remained almost stable in the third quarter of 2021 (+0.1 point compared to the previous quarter) to stand at 8.1% of the working population in France (excluding Mayotte), according to figures from the Insee (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies).
This is worse than what the organization had forecast in its last economic report in early October, anticipating an unemployment rate of 7.6% in the third quarter.
7:35. Tomorrow, a plan for tourism.
The Prime Minister, Jean Castex, announces tomorrow a plan to reconquer tourism, a sector very hard hit by the pandemic. It aims to strengthen France's position as the world's leading tourist destination. Among the axes announced: improving training and the attractiveness of trades in the sector, promoting heritage, ensuring the upscaling of the offer, helping the development of infrastructure and transport, encouraging innovation and digitization.
7:20 a.m. Generosity on the rise.
Donations declared to taxes in 2020 and the number of donors during the pandemic have increased, with an "effort of generosity" from the younger generations. According to the 26th survey carried out by the Research and Solidarity network of experts and entitled this year "the generosity of the French in the face of Covid", "after the drop in 2018 and the slight rebound in 2019 (2.4%), the amounts (of donations) for the year 2020 increase by 7.1%, almost as much as in 2014 (7.2%) ”.
The number of households declaring a donation, "in constant decline throughout the period 2013-2019", increased by 3.4% in 2020. "The average annual donation declared rose from 404 euros in 2013 to 570 euros. in 2020. The average donation is higher the older the donors are (665 euros for those over 70, 347 euros for those under 30). "
7 hours. New date for the first case.
The first case of Covid-19 identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and in particular presented as such by a report from the World Health Organization (WHO), actually dated a few days later, according to the article by an eminent scientist published Thursday in the prestigious journal Science. Instead of being a man who has never been to the city's animal market, the status of the first known case of Covid-19 therefore goes to a saleswoman who worked in this market, according to virologist Michael Worobey. For him, this data, as well as the analysis of the very first cases of Covid-19 in the city, clearly tip the scales towards an animal origin of the virus.
6:45 am. Recovery plan in Japan.
Japan to adopt massive stimulus package worth a record 56 trillion yen (430 billion euros) to boost economic recovery in the world's third largest economy, Prime Minister announces , Fumio Kishida. This plan, which should be approved by the government during the day, "is enough to reassure the Japanese population and give them hope," he said. This recovery plan, the first in Japan since the end of 2020 and the third since the onset of the pandemic, consists of 70% of budget spending, investments and business loans.
6.30 a.m. Roads blocked in Guadeloupe.
Guadeloupe continued Thursday to see its roads, as well as access to the university hospital center (CHU), blocked by demonstrators on the fourth day of a mobilization launched by a collective of labor and citizen organizations to protest against the pass health and vaccination obligation of caregivers. Several incidents were reported, in particular around the CHU where, from 6 am (11 am in Paris), a tire dam had been erected by demonstrators, "most of them hooded".
6:20 am. Two regions confined to Austria.
Containment of the unvaccinated did not last long in Austria. In the regions of Salzburg and Upper Austria, all people will be confined from Monday, regardless of status. Local authorities consider this measure more effective. More details in our article.
6:10 am.
No new restrictions at this time.
The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, considers in an interview with La Voix du Nord that the health pass sufficiently protects the French.
He does not plan, for the moment, to take additional measures in the face of the fifth wave, such as confinement of the unvaccinated for example.
“The countries that contain the unvaccinated are those that have not implemented the pass.
This measure is therefore not necessary in France.
»More details in our article.
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