Covid-19: restrictions multiply again around the world

While a study has shown that the risk of being re-infected is 5.4 times higher with Omicron than with Delta, one week before Christmas, the restrictions are multiplying again across the world.

From January, France will replace the health pass with a vaccination pass, Ireland reinstates a curfew, Denmark closes its cultural life ...

takes stock this Saturday, December 18 on the latest information related to the pandemic of Covid-19.

• The risk of being re-infected is 5.4 times greater with Omicron than with Delta, study finds

The risk of reinfection with the Omicron variant is 5.4 times higher than with the Delta variant, suggests a study from Imperial College London reported by Reuters on Friday, December 17, also ensuring that no evidence that Omicron has a severity less than that of Delta was found.

Read also Omicron variant: what studies tell us about its true contagiousness

• Towards a "

  vaccine pass

  " in France

The health pass will become at the beginning of the year a "

" in France, which can only be activated with a complete vaccination schedule and no longer a simple negative test, announced Friday evening the Prime Minister Jean Castex.

In addition, town halls will have to give up concerts and fireworks on New Year's Eve, during which alcohol consumption on public roads will be prohibited in order to limit the distribution of the Omicron variant.

Read alsoThe health pass will become a "vaccination pass": what you need to know

The French prime minister canceled his planned trip to the troops in Jordan for the New Year, when President Emmanuel Macron gave up celebrating Christmas with the soldiers in Mali, officially due to the Convid-19 crisis.

• France and Denmark at "

  high risk

  " for Germany

Germany, affected by a significant rebound in contaminations, classified France and Denmark as areas of “

”

infections on Friday

and will therefore impose a period of quarantine on unvaccinated travelers from these countries.

From Sunday, this measure will also apply to travelers from Norway, Lebanon and Andorra.

Read also In Denmark, does the Omicron variant affect more "triple-vaccinated"?

• Ireland: curfew for pubs and restaurants

Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin announced on Friday evening the establishment of a curfew at 8 p.m. for pubs, bars and restaurants until the end of January to combat the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

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• Denmark closes its cultural life

Denmark will order cinemas, theaters and concert halls to close in an attempt to curb the record spike in Covid-19 cases accelerated by the Omicron variant.

Covid-19: Denmark and the United Kingdom facing the breakthrough of the Omicron variant

• Switzerland: toughened anti-Covid measures

Switzerland will toughen its anti-Covid measures on Monday.

Only those vaccinated or cured will now have access to the interior of restaurants, cultural establishments and sports and leisure facilities as well as to indoor events.

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• Contamination peak in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom recorded Friday for the third day in a row a new record of Covid-19 contamination, with 93,045 cases recorded in 24 hours, according to figures from the health authorities.

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• Indian vaccine approval

The World Health Organization approved the Indian anti-Covid vaccine Covovax on Friday.

This vaccine "

, ”said the WHO.

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• Pfizer is testing a 3rd dose for children under 5

Pfizer announced on Friday that it wanted to test a third dose of the anti-Covid vaccine in children under 5, which could lead the company to file an authorization request for three doses immediately next year in this unit. of age.

Read also What is the secret of children to get rid of Covid-19?

• Vaccines: 335 million doses delivered by Washington

Washington has so far delivered more than 335 million doses of Covid vaccine to 110 countries, as many doses as there are people in the United States, a senior White House official told Friday. AFP.

Read alsoCovid-19: would it be useful to lower the vaccine booster period to three months?

• More than 5.33 million dead

The pandemic has killed more than 5.33 million people worldwide since the end of 2019, according to an assessment established from official figures by AFP on Friday at midday.

The United States is the most bereaved country with 805,793 deaths, ahead of Brazil (617,601), India (476,869) and Mexico (297,356).

The WHO estimates, taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, that the toll of the pandemic in the world could be two to three times higher.