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New measures against the pandemic will be announced in the coming hours by Olivier Véran, who will hold a press conference this Thursday at noon.
The number of contaminations in one day exceeded 30,000 on Wednesday for the first time since April.
In France, the latest assessment in 24 hours shows 8,765 people hospitalized because of Covid-19;
they were a thousand fewer a week ago.
80 people have died from the disease bringing the total death toll to 118,680 since the start of 2020.
Globally, more than at least 5.1 million people have died from the pandemic.
More than 7.4 billion doses of vaccine have been injected.
Follow the events of the day:
6.30 a.m.
Doctolib records a new appointment record.
A new record for Doctolib: on the day of November 24 alone, 359,975 appointments were made on the platform for the booster dose of the vaccine, according to BFMTV.
The previous record, observed the day before, was 218,000.
6:25 am.
New night of tensions in Martinique.
The situation worsened on Wednesday evening in Martinique, on the evening of the third day of the general strike, with the proliferation of roadblocks on the main roads of the shaken island.
Clashes also observed in Guadeloupe where a challenge to the mandatory anti-Covid vaccine turns violent in some neighborhoods.
6:20 am.
Gloomy record in Germany.
More than 100,000 people - 100,119 to be exact - have died of Covid in the neighboring country since the start of the pandemic, announces the federal health authority (RKI), counting 351 deaths in the last 24 hours In one day, the authorities have also counted 75,961 new contaminations, a new record at a time when the largest European economy fears a saturation of hospitals.
6:15 am.
New announcements expected during the day.
Faced with the strong resumption of the virus in Europe, the French government must announce several measures at midday, without considering for the time being a curfew or a re-containment as in other countries.
"We need an electric shock", explained Emmanuel Macron the day before during the Health Defense Council, while the situation is deteriorating.
6 hours.
Opening of the live.
Hello and welcome to this live linked to the news of Covid-19 in France and around the world.