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The fifth wave will have "a significant impact" on health establishments.
A fifth “dazzling” wave in France, in the words of Gabriel Attal, with an increase rarely observed since the start of the epidemic.
Jean Castex tested positive for Covid-19, at least 4 ministers in quarantine.
Two scientific bodies are in favor of a third dose for all.
Elisabeth Borne calls on companies to "re-mobilize" on barrier gestures.
These departments where the incidence rate exceeds 200.
In Germany, the restrictions are "insufficient" according to Angela Merkel.
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7:10.
The French remain addicted to video games.
After confinement, nearly 3 in 4 French people (73%) play video games at least occasionally, according to a study by the professional union in the sector, which welcomes a practice that intensifies after confinement.
The proportion of people who have played at least once a year thus increases by two points over one year, which represents some 38 million individuals, according to this survey carried out for the Syndicate of leisure software publishers (Sell) by the Médiamétrie institute.
"The year 2021 is doing even better than 2020", a year when the rise of video games had been favored by the Covid-19 pandemic and confinements.
6:40 am. Air Canada will pay $ 4.5 million to the United States for having delayed reimbursing customers.
Air Canada agreed to pay $ 4.5 million to settle lawsuits from the US Department of Transportation for having delayed reimbursing the tickets of thousands of customers at the start of the pandemic. non-refundable tickets but their flights, scheduled at the start of the health crisis from or to the United States, have been canceled or significantly modified by the company.
6:20 am.
Washington advises against travel to Germany and Denmark
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US authorities have advised Americans to avoid traveling to Germany and Denmark, hit hard by the new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic that is spreading in Europe.
The State Department published two bulletins falling to level 4, the highest level of warning, its level of alert concerning these two countries, indicating "a very high level of Covid-19".
6:15 am.
Vaccination from 5 years in Israel.
Israel has started its anti-Covid vaccination campaign for children aged five to eleven, becoming one of the first countries, after the United States, to lower the age of access to the vaccine to curb the pandemic.
From Monday evening doses were administered to the little ones in e Tel Aviv.
6:10 am. The Restos du Coeur are launching their 37th campaign against a backdrop of “worsening precariousness”.
The Covid-19 pandemic had already marked the spirits last year, with the lengthening of the queues in front of the food distribution centers. And the pressure is not decreasing: the association created by Coluche has helped 1.2 million people since November 2020 and distributed 142 million meals, against 136 million the previous year. "On the ground, we really see an increase in the precariousness of the most disadvantaged, especially among people we already know", explained its president, Patrice Douret. More than half (53%) of beneficiaries say they have suffered a loss of income related to the health crisis, while 15% admit that it forced them to push the door of Restaurants.
6:05 am. More than 90% of federal employees in the United States have complied with the vaccine obligation.
More than 90% of US federal officials have Covid-19, in accordance with the obligation now in place, the White House said when the deadline expired. President Joe Biden had signed a decree on September 9 requiring officials to be vaccinated, without the possibility of escaping the syringe by being tested regularly. The White House had given received at least one dose of the vaccine until November 22. For those not yet in good standing, "a process of education and advice" will begin, said the White House.
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