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86 new deaths and 58,536 new cases were identified on Saturday in France, according to the latest report from Public Health France.
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced at the end of a Health Defense Council that a bill to transform the health pass into a vaccination pass will be proposed in January.
For the holidays, the head of government also calls for strict compliance with barrier gestures.
The Scientific Council, in an opinion delivered this Saturday, calls on the government to take "restrictive measures" for the New Year, such as curfews or restrictions on collective activities.
The Paris town hall announced on Saturday the cancellation of the traditional fireworks display and concerts planned on the avenue des Champs-Élysées on the evening of the 31st.
Vaccination from 5-11 years old could start next Wednesday "if all goes well" said this Saturday morning the Minister of Solidarity and Health, Olivier Véran.
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A slight rebound in the anti-health pass demonstrations.
The anti-health pass protests in France experienced a slight rebound on Saturday, when 25,500 people demonstrated across the country according to the authorities, for the 23rd consecutive weekend of mobilization.
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Businesses are tightening the screws in the United States.
Faced with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, large American companies are being forced to strengthen their anti-Covid arsenal and push back the timetable for the return to the office.
Google notified its employees in early December that their wages would no longer be paid and that they could even be made redundant if they did not declare their vaccination status beyond a certain date.
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Germany classifies the UK as a country at risk.
After France and Denmark, Germany announces the classification of the United Kingdom in the category of countries hit by the pandemic most at risk, which will lead to many travel restrictions.
In parallel, from this Sunday, Germany imposes a quarantine on unvaccinated travelers coming from these three countries.
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