New epidemic outbreaks in China, the United States and Australia which are worried, the Japanese government which has decided to extend the state of emergency in Tokyo ...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Friday, July 30 on the latest information related to the Covid pandemic.
To discover
Covid-19: what we know about the Delta variant
China: new outbreaks
Two new territories in China, including a city of 31 million inhabitants, present epidemic foci during the most important resurgence of Covid-19 in months in the country, announced the health authorities on Saturday.
Contamination cases have been identified in Fujian province and Chongqing municipality, territories in addition to the four provinces and the capital, Beijing, where Delta variant infections had already been reported.
Read also: Covid-19: in China, the Delta strain is spreading, Beijing affected
Delta variant: WHO and US documents sound the alarm
The Delta variant of Covid-19 is as contagious as chickenpox, probably has more serious effects than its predecessors and infected people seem to transmit it as much whether they are vaccinated or not, according to US official documents circulating internally within the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), the leading health agency in the United States.
For the World Health Organization, the Delta, at the origin of a new wave of contamination in many countries, is a warning which should encourage action to be taken quickly before the appearance of more dangerous mutations.
Read also: Covid-19: is the Delta variant as contagious as smallpox?
United States: for employees, Walmart re-imposes the mask and Disney demands the vaccine
Two large American employers took new measures on Friday against the Delta variant: the number one distribution in the United States Walmart asked all its employees to put the mask back on areas where the coronavirus is virulent while Disney has returned the compulsory vaccine for all its employees.
Read also: Covid-19: extension of the wearing of masks in Morbihan and Côtes-d'Armor
Moderna: towards increased production
The European Medicines Agency on Friday approved the intensification of the production process for the active substances of the Moderna vaccine at two sites in the United States, which should have a "
significant
"
impact
on the supply of this vaccine within the 'EU.
Read also: Moderna's vaccine is now available to adolescents
Australia: Brisbane confined
Strict three-day lockdowns are due to go into effect on Saturday afternoon in Brisbane, Australia's third largest city, and parts of Queensland state, authorities said.
In Sydney, which is in its fifth week of confinement, around 300 soldiers will be deployed on the streets on Monday to ensure compliance with this measure in Australia's largest city.
Read also: Australia: 300 soldiers will ensure compliance with containment in Sydney
Japan: extended state of emergency
The Japanese government decided on Friday to extend the state of emergency in Tokyo and extend it to three neighboring departments, as well as to Osaka (west).
Read also: Covid-19: Japan extends the state of emergency, a week after the start of the Olympics
Uganda: containment relaxed
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday ordered the easing of containment measures to last six weeks, following a sharp reduction in the number of severe Covid-19 cases.
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Tunisia receives one million doses of vaccines from the United States
Tunisia, in great difficulty in the face of a new rebound in the Covid-19 epidemic, received one million doses of vaccines donated by the United States on Friday, announced the American embassy in Tunis.
Read also: The great battle of anti-Covid vaccination divides the United States
France: hospitalized patients mostly unvaccinated
People not vaccinated against Covid-19 represent about 85% of patients hospitalized in France, including in intensive care, and 78% of deaths from the virus, according to a study published on Friday.
Read also: Covid-19: nearly 85% of patients hospitalized in France are unvaccinated
United Kingdom: the epidemic continues to progress
The epidemic continued to grow in the UK last week, according to a National Statistics Office study, which contrasts with the drop seen in the number of cases recorded daily by the health services.
Read also: Will the drop in Covid-19 contamination observed in the United Kingdom take place in France?
France: Reunion and Martinique reconfined, the epidemic is progressing in the East
Reunion and Martinique, French overseas departments, are preparing to reconfine in the face of the meteoric rise in Covid-19 cases, a situation described as "
dramatic
" by Prime Minister Jean Castex.
In Guadeloupe, guitarist Jacob Desvarieux, founding member of the zouk Kassav 'group, died on Friday as a result of Covid-19.
To read also: Confinement in Reunion, Martinique and Guadeloupe: "It is very annoying to be vaccinated and to get there"
While the increase in contamination due to the Delta variant has been concentrated in recent weeks in metropolitan France, mainly in tourist areas - the Atlantic coast and the Mediterranean coast - the government also considers the epidemic situation "
worrying
" in the East and among young people.
More than 4.2 million dead
The pandemic has killed at least 4,202,179 people around the world since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP from official sources on Friday at 10:00 GMT.
The United States is the country with the most deaths (612,998), ahead of Brazil (555,460), India (423,217), Mexico (239,997) and Peru (196,214).
The WHO estimates, taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, that the toll of the pandemic could be two to three times higher than that which is officially established.