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France records a record of contaminations on Christmas Eve.
91,608 people have tested positive in the past 24 hours.
Earlier this week, Olivier Véran warned that the milestone of 100,000 daily cases would soon be reached.
Occupancy at the hospital continues to climb, with 3,208 patients in intensive care.
More than 16,000 people are hospitalized because of the Covid-19.
Ecuador becomes the first country in the world to make vaccination against Covid-19 compulsory from the age of 5.
So far, only four states have implemented a vaccination requirement for adults.
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6:45 a.m.
Americans don't hesitate to travel for Christmas.
Unlike last year, and especially thanks to vaccination, Americans are crossing the country to join their families for Christmas.
Proof of this, the American Automobile Association estimates that more than 109 million people will leave their immediate area by plane, train or car between December 23 and January 2, an increase of 34% compared to the year last.
6:40 am.
Still tensions in Guadeloupe.
Demonstrators opposed to the health pass and the compulsory vaccination of certain professions are currently spending the night in the hemicycle of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe.
They had burst there during the day of Thursday, at the end of a plenary session of elected officials.
6.30 a.m.
Not a gift.
In this second Christmas since the start of the pandemic, France has recorded a record of new contaminations in the past 24 hours.
Our country is not the only one concerned: the United Kingdom also reached an unprecedented figure with 120,000 cases declared in a single day.
6:20 a.m.
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