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In Paris, the obligation to wear a mask outdoors suspended by justice.
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FFP2 masks, additional contractors ... Blanquer's response to the teachers' anger.
227 new deaths, more than 24,000 people hospitalized with a diagnosis of Covid-19 and more than 305,000 contaminations have been counted in the past 24 hours.
Lifting of restrictions for travelers vaccinated against Covid-19 from the United Kingdom from this Friday.
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6:20 a.m.
The firmness of Australia.
The Australian government, under pressure over the Novak Djokovic saga, said on Friday it would stand firm on the rule banning the unvaccinated from entering the country, as its decision on whether or not to deport the number a tennis world championship is long overdue.
Finance Minister Simon Birmingham insisted on Friday that Australia would only allow people on full Covid vaccination schedules or those with an acceptable medical exemption to enter its territory.
"This policy has not changed and we will continue to apply this policy rigorously," he said on ABC television.
6:10 a.m.
Two new treatments recommended by the WHO.
In an opinion published in the medical journal The BMJ, WHO experts recommend treatment with synthetic antibodies, sotrovimab, and a drug commonly used against rheumatoid arthritis, baricitinib.
Sotrovimab is recommended for patients who have contracted mild Covid but are at high risk of hospitalization.
Its benefit for patients who are not at risk is considered too low.
Baricitinib is recommended for “patients with severe or critical Covid”, to whom it must be administered “in combination with corticosteroids”.
6:00 a.m.
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