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In France, 49,610 new cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
The number of people hospitalized continues to grow.
Gabriel Attal announced that a new, more severe protocol would apply for all travelers coming to France, while concern is mounting around the new variant.
Thirteen suspected cases of the Omicron variant "are in the process of being sequenced," Gabriel Attal said Wednesday.
A first positive case was identified on Tuesday in Reunion.
Olivier Véran ensures that there will be "no logistical difficulties" for the booster dose.
Already put to the test during the first wave in 2020, the hospitals of Mulhouse and Colmar (Haut-Rhin) triggered the White Plan.
Follow today's events:
6:45 am.
Mexico is reassuring.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador welcomed "control of the pandemic" in his country, in front of a crowd gathered in the main square of Mexico City, while the Omicron variant worries the whole world.
“Today, 86% of Mexicans over 18 are protected, almost all with two doses.
We have already started vaccinating young people aged 15 to 18, and we will be applying booster doses, starting with the elderly, ”he says.
6:35 am.
Japan is easing restrictions.
The Japanese government announced on Thursday that it had partially reversed its request to airlines to suspend new bookings to Japan, explaining that it wanted to ensure that its nationals could return to their country.
6:27 am.
A new turn of the screw in Germany?
The country will decide on additional restrictions against the virulent fourth wave of infections, including possible closings of bars and other public places.
After a first round of discussions Tuesday, Angela Merkel, her announced successor, Olaf Scholz and the leaders of the 16 regions of the country meet again Thursday to refine their arsenal of measures.
6:25 am. New Caledonia lifts the suspension of international flights.
The archipelago has lifted this restriction in place since April 1, 2020 due to the health crisis, but traffic will remain restricted given the closure of the borders of several neighboring countries, announces the government. "The Covid-19 virus is now circulating (in New Caledonia) and the vaccination rate makes it possible to envisage links with countries implementing a similar vaccination strategy (to ours)", declares Yannick Slamet, spokesperson of the executive.
6:20 a.m.
Two cases of the Omicron variant in the Gulf.
A first confirmed case of the Omicron variant has been detected in Saudi Arabia in a Saudi citizen returning from a North African country, according to the Ministry of Health.
Finally, a first case was also observed in the United Arab Emirates in an "African woman coming from an African country via an Arab country", indicates the UAE Ministry of Health.
These are the first two cases reported in the Gulf of the Omicron variant.
6:15 a.m.
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