The info to remember
The year 2021 ends with a "tidal wave" of contamination with the Omicron variant, in the words of the Minister of Health Olivier Véran.
Records are broken worldwide and in France, where there are 208,000 new cases in 24 hours.
The Omicron variant is now the majority among Covid-19 infections in France: 62.4% of the tests screened showed a profile compatible with the Omicron variant ”at the start of the last week of the year, against 15% the previous one, a found Public Health France in its last weekly survey.
Faced with this wave of contamination, several large cities, including Paris and Lyon, have decided to re-impose the wearing of masks outdoors and to put in place additional restrictions for the New Year's festivities.
What to also remember
Bird flu affects more and more farms.
The Ministry of Agriculture now lists 26 outbreaks of the virus in farms, mainly in the South-West, 15 cases in wildlife and 3 cases in backyard.
In all, around 600,000 to 650,000 poultry have been slaughtered in France since the first case detected in a farm at the end of November.
Additional restrictions are expected to limit the contagion "in a dense breeding area in the South-West", the extent of which must be specified, warns the ministry.
Ikea will increase its prices by 9%.
Bad news for Billy library lovers. The Swedish furniture giant says it will be forced to increase prices by an average of 9% in 2022 amid persistent shortages and expensive transport problems in the global economy. This increase could experience "variations according to the countries of the group and the range, reflecting local inflationary pressures," said the group. This announcement comes against the backdrop of a sharp acceleration in inflation across the world, linked in particular to shortages of products essential to international trade.
Hundreds of homes destroyed by fires in Colorado.
Fires in the western United States destroyed hundreds of homes, evacuating 33,000 people.
“About 370 homes around Sagamore were destroyed.
And it's possible 210 homes were destroyed in Old Town Superior, ”Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said.
This state is experiencing a historic drought that has greatly facilitated the spread of the flames.
And gusts of wind of more than 160 km / h were observed in some places, complicating the efforts of the firefighters.
2021, that was it too
A bus driver who saves a choking child.
A 93-year-old French woman who stars at the Oscars.
An undocumented baker saved by his boss's hunger strike.
All of them have marked the news with their incredible destiny.
As we close the year 2021, we offer you a look back on the best stories that you have read with us this year.
You will agree, this is not a refusal.
To discover them, it's here.
Otherwise, we obviously wish you a very happy new year 2022.
