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A peak in France seems to have been crossed with 203,021 positive cases recorded in 24 hours by Public Health France, the average for the last seven days stands at 136,000, after having just exceeded the threshold of 140,000 on Friday.
However, the trend remains upward in the hospital where there are 23,010 infected patients (i.e. 175 more than the day before), including 1,552 in critical care services (+29).
China has announced a record 20,000 Covid-19 contaminations in the past 24 hours, most of them in Shanghai, which is preparing to open a giant 40,000-seat field hospital.
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Greece introduces 4th dose for over 60s
Greek health authorities have announced a fourth dose of the vaccine for "people over the age of 60, especially in the presence of an underlying disease" given the "epidemiological data" of Covid in the country.
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