The coronavirus pandemic continues to progress around the world, despite the many health restrictions imposed by the various states.
Le Figaro
takes stock of the information to remember from this Friday, September 25.
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15,797 new cases in 24 hours, 55 dead in France
15,797 new cases have been detected in the past 24 hours in France, announced the Ministry of Health.
55 people have died from Covid-19 in France in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 31,661 victims.
A total of 6,128 people are hospitalized, including 97 news in 24 hours.
129 patients have entered intensive care since Thursday.
The epidemic is in "
ascending phase
", according to Public Health France
The Covid-19 epidemic in France is still in "
an ascending phase
", warned Public Health France (SPF) during an online press point, noting several "
worrying
"
points
for the coming weeks and inviting to remain “
cautious
” in the face of the few signs of stabilization.
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The figures published for several days "
worry us because it suggests that we will have a continuation of hospitalizations, admissions in intensive care and possibly deaths
" in the weeks to come, explained the organization.
In Aix-Marseille, bars and restaurants will be closed “
from Sunday evening
”
The measure of total closure of bars and restaurants in the metropolis of Aix-Marseille to fight against Covid-19 will be implemented "
from Sunday evening
", announced the president LR of the Provence-Alpes-Côte region. d'Azur Renaud Muselier.
"
These are significant advances
", greeted the president of the region in a separate
press
release, also referring to "
a review clause (...) in seven days to take stock and reassess the situation
".
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The Prefecture of Police specifies the measures in Paris
Gyms and swimming pools, which were to be closed in all territories on "
heightened alert
", will finally be opened, the police headquarters said in a statement on Twitter.
The ban on gatherings of more than 10 people on public roads "
does not apply to demonstrations of a protest nature, which must nevertheless be declared at the prefecture,
" the statement added.
Parisian bars will indeed close at 10 p.m.
Restaurants, which do not serve “
alcohol without food
”, will not be affected by this anti-Covid restriction.
The government specifies aid to companies forced to close
The government has clarified the aid for businesses subject to restrictions.
For companies forced to close administratively, the solidarity fund will support "
the loss of turnover compared to last year up to 10,000 euros over one month during the period of closure
", details the document.
Until then, they could benefit from assistance of 1,500 euros per month.
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The companies which fall under the sectors "
S1
" and "
S1 bis
", such as for example the bars closing at 22:00, "
which justify a loss of turnover of more than 80%
", will also be supported by the fund. solidarity.
This will cover the loss of their turnover "
up to 10,000 euros within the limit of 60% of turnover
".
The State and Unédic will also cover 100% partial unemployment “
until the closure is lifted, ie 100% of the net salary for employees on the minimum wage and approximately 84% of the net within the limit of 4 , 5 Smic
”, announces again the government.
Social security tax exemptions are also provided for administratively closed VSEs and SMEs, as well as companies with a loss of turnover greater than 50%.
Antigenic tests partially approved in France
The High Authority for Health (HAS) has given the green light to a third type of faster tests, antigen tests, to diagnose Covid-19 in people who have symptoms, with the hope of "
unclogging
" the laboratories .
The HAS had already approved, a week ago, saliva tests for people with symptoms.
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The antigenic tests are "
fast
" and "
give a result in 20 to 30 minutes
", explained Professor Dominique Le Guludec, president of the College of the HAS.
The results of antigenic tests are "
a little worse
" than those of RT-PCR, but this is "
compensated by their speed and by the fact that they can be deployed outside laboratories: in pharmacies or in surgeries. general medicine
, ”she stressed.
More than 984,000 dead worldwide
The coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 984,068 people worldwide since its appearance, according to a report established by AFP from official sources on Friday.
More than 32,298,410 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed.
Caregivers at Brooklyn Hospital, New York, United States.
Angela Weiss / AFP
The United States is the most affected country in terms of both deaths and cases, with 202,827 deaths.
Brazil follows with 139,808 dead, India with 92,290 dead, Mexico with 75,439 dead and the United Kingdom with 41,902 dead.
Two million "
probable
"
deaths
, according to the WHO
Two million deaths from Covid-19, or double those killed so far by the coronavirus, is a "
very likely
"
figure
if all is not done to combat the pandemic, a senior official said of the WHO.
“
If we don't continue to do more, to evolve, in the nature and scale and intensity of our cooperation, then yes, we're going to see that number and unfortunately even (a number) higher.
The time for action is now,
”added WHO Director of Emergencies Michael Ryan.
“
It's not just testing and tracing, not just (performing) medical care, not just (applying) social distancing, not just (working on) vaccines, do it all at home. times
”, hammered Michael Ryan.
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London under close surveillance
On Friday, the capital was added to the list of areas under close surveillance by the government of Boris Johnson, which notably imposed the closure of pubs and restaurants at 10 p.m. since Thursday.
“London is currently at a very worrying tipping point,” Labor Mayor Sadiq Khan said in a statement, highlighting the surge in the number of calls to medical services, hospital admissions, including intensive care.
Restrictions in Wales
In the United Kingdom, the most bereaved country in Europe with nearly 42,000 dead, nearly half of Wales, including its capital Cardiff, will be subject to local containment.
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Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Getting announced that from 6 p.m. Sunday it would be banned from entering or leaving the cities of Cardiff and Swansea without a valid reason, such as work or school.
The same provisions will come into force the day before in Llanelli.
Madrid extends restrictions
The restrictions on freedom of movement in force since the start of the week in the Madrid region, the epicenter of the pandemic in Spain, have been extended.
About 167,000 additional inhabitants of the region will be able to leave their neighborhood from Monday only for specific reasons such as going to work or to the doctor.
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In total, more than one million people out of a total of 6.6 million in the region are affected.
The central government deemed these measures insufficient and called for them to be extended to the entire capital.
Moscow is re-fining seniors
The city of Moscow, faced with a new rise in contaminations, asked seniors on Friday to confine themselves, and companies to favor teleworking.
Israel restricts international flights, tightens lockdown
The Israeli government has announced new restrictions on overseas flights to counter the pandemic.
Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv will remain open but only passengers who bought a plane ticket before Friday 1 p.m. French will be able to go abroad.
Israelis will be allowed to enter Israel "
without restriction
".
Israeli policemen patrolling Jerusalem.
Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP
From Friday 1 p.m. French, synagogues will be closed, except for Yom Kippur (day of forgiveness, celebrated Sunday evening and Monday), only work sectors deemed "
essential
" will be able to continue to exercise and demonstrations and prayers outside will be limited to 20 people and less than one kilometer from the home.
“
It is possible to live without confinement with 2,000 new cases a day.
It is also possible with 3000 or 5000, 6000 daily cases.
But, ladies and gentlemen, we are registering 7,000 cases per day,
”Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said Thursday evening.
Japan will open up its borders
Japan will ease strict border crossing restrictions on foreigners from October, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said.
The country has closed its territory to most foreigners this year because of the epidemic, but is negotiating the gradual resumption of cross-border business travel.
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Iceland denies holding two French people responsible for its new wave
The Icelandic authorities denied on Friday that they held two French tourists responsible for the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in the country, contrary to what several media claim.
Contacted by AFP, the Icelandic police noted that if "
the sanitary measures were not followed to the maximum
" by the two young people, "
there was no violation of the rules of isolation
" and "
he there is no reason to impose a fine
”on the two French people.
On August 15, when they arrived in Iceland, they chose to be tested for Covid-19 at Keflavik international airport to escape two weeks of quarantine, but were then tested positive and required for self-isolation.
Iceland carrying out systematic sequencing of each positive case of coronavirus to determine its strain, it was found several weeks later that the same gene present in most of the new cases had been detected a month earlier on the two French people, immediately suspected of having violated the rules of their quarantine.
Latécoère cuts jobs
The aeronautical equipment manufacturer Latécoère plans to cut 475 jobs in France, or nearly a third of its French workforce.
Since the start of the epidemic, the group, which employed 5,200 people in 13 countries at the end of 2019, has cut 35% of its workforce abroad, or "
just over 1,000 jobs
".
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