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In France, on Saturday, the bar of 100,000 cases per day was crossed:
104,611 new contaminations have been detected in the last 24 hours in the country.
84 new deaths linked to Covid-19 were also recorded yesterday, bringing the total of deaths to at least 122,500.
Last night, 16,162 Covid-19 patients were treated in hospital, including 3,282 in critical care.
Newly vaccinated people could get their vaccination pass before their 2nd dose, provided they are tested.
The government is thinking about it.
Between Friday and Sunday, some 6,300 flights were canceled by airlines around the world due to the lack of pilots, hostesses and other personnel, placed in quarantine.
Monday are scheduled a Health Defense Council, then a Council of Ministers, to study in particular the transition from a health pass to a vaccination pass.
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7:50 a.m. A forum is concerned about the level of contamination of children.
Caregivers, including many members of the collective "On the side of Science" sign a forum in the JDD to alert "the current level of viral circulation of the coronavirus among children and adolescents of school age". In particular, they ask Olivier Véran that he recovers the responsibility of managing the health situation in schools and that he postpones the start of the school year scheduled for January 3, "at high risk given its proximity to the New Year's festivities".
7.40 am.
New restrictions in UK except England.
On December 26, Boxing Day, new restrictions come into effect in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, taken independently of London.
In Wales six people are now allowed to meet in pubs, cinemas and restaurants.
Nightclubs are closing and two meters away is required in the offices.
In Scotland, no more than three households can meet both indoors and outdoors.
Drinking or eating while standing is prohibited in places where alcohol is served.
In Northern Ireland, it is now forbidden to organize standing events indoors and nightclubs are closed.
7:30 am. K-pop in quarantine.
Three members of BTS, a famous South Korean K-pop group, tested positive for Covid-19 upon their return from the United States, where they gave concerts on stage for the first time since the start of the pandemic then took a vacation. RM and Suga received their positive test results while still in quarantine after returning home. Jin was released from solitary confinement after testing negative but later tested positive.
7.20 a.m.
The tennis season is off to a bad start.
World No.14 Denis Shapovalov tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Sydney.
The 22-year-old Canadian player is one of the first to arrive in Australia for his ATP Cup participation, three weeks before the first Grand Slam of the year.
"I follow all the protocols, including the isolation and the information of the people with whom I have been in contact," he reassured.
"Right now I'm experiencing minor symptoms and can't wait to get back on court when it's safe."
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- Denis Shapovalov (@denis_shapo) December 25, 2021
7:10.
In the USA, students will resume distance education.
The University of Southern California has announced to its students that the semester starting Jan. 10 will be done remotely, due to the spread of the omicron variant.
Unless otherwise ordered, face-to-face classes will begin on January 18, provided that the students present a negative test, after having received, like the professors, their vaccination booster.
Other universities could decide the same.
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