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Covid-19: vaccination open to all adults in France

2021-06-04T03:31:07.370Z


UPDATE ON THE SITUATION - New measures, new reports and highlights: an update on the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic around the world.


Vaccination open to all adults has started in France, Boris Johnson in favor of a G7 agreement on vaccine passports, South Africa is strengthening its restrictions in the face of the imminent threat of a third wave ...

Le Figaro

takes stock this Monday, May 31 on the latest information related to Covid.

To discover

  • Covid-19: vaccination as the only remedy

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  • Vaccination for all will start in France

No more age or health criteria.

From Monday, the entire major population of France is eligible for vaccination against Covid-19, a crucial step to avoid a rebound in the epidemic as the restrictions are gradually easing.

The 18-49 year olds were officially the last category to be able to join the vaccination campaign without conditions, which has widened in stages since its start at the end of December.

  • Less than 3,000 people in intensive care units in France

The number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients continued to decline on Sunday, and that of patients in intensive care units fell below 3,000, according to data from Public Health France.

Sunday evening, 2,993 coronavirus patients were cared for in critical care services, which take care of the most seriously ill patients and which include resuscitation beds, against 3,028 the day before.

This is the first time since the end of January that this figure has been so low, after remaining around 6,000 between mid-April and early May, at the height of the third wave.

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In total, 16,775 Covid patients were hospitalized on Sunday evening in France, against 16,847 the day before.

This time we have to go back to the end of October, in full rise of the second wave, to find such a low number.

  • Boris Johnson for an agreement at the G7 on vaccine passports

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wanted the next G7 summit to reach an agreement on vaccine passports and launch discussions on a

"global treaty"

to deal with pandemics.

  • Italy extends entry ban for India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Italy extended the ban on entry to its territory for people from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on Sunday until June 21 as a precaution against the Indian variant of Covid-19, more easily transmissible.

The country recorded 44 deaths from Covid-19 on Sunday, the lowest daily toll for more than seven months, with Italy continuing to progress in its vaccination campaign.

The previous lowest toll in a single day dates back to October 14 in Italy with 43 dead.

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  • Algiers eases return conditions in the face of diaspora anger

Algeria has slightly relaxed the conditions for entry to its soil of its nationals stranded abroad due to the Covid-19 epidemic, by reducing the costs of compulsory confinement, a statement from the Council of Ministers said on Sunday. .

  • Maduro expects to receive more than 5 million vaccines in June

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday that he expects to receive more than five million doses of Covid-19 vaccine through the Covax system in June, as his country faces a virulent second wave of the pandemic .

  • Boom in purchases of luxury villas in Dubai, refuge to escape confinement

After six years of decline, Dubai's real estate market is picking up steam thanks to a rush of wealthy foreigners to this Gulf emirate which has become an escape from confinements and other health restrictions, thus revitalizing a recovering economy.

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  • Tightening restrictions in South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday evening a return to stricter measures against Covid-19 as the country is under imminent threat of a third wave of the pandemic.

Four of the country's nine provinces, including Gauteng, which includes Johannesburg as well as the capital Pretoria, are already affected by a third wave, the head of state said in a televised address.

  • More than 3.52 million dead

The pandemic of the new coronavirus has killed at least 3,535,376 people worldwide since the WHO office in China reported the onset of the disease at the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP from from official sources this Sunday at 10am GMT.

After the United States (594,430), the countries with the highest death toll are Brazil (461,931), India (322,512), Mexico (223,072) and the United Kingdom (127,768).

These figures, which are based on daily reports from national health authorities, are generally underestimated.

They exclude the upward revisions carried out a posteriori by certain statistical organizations.

By taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, the WHO estimates that the real toll is

"two to three times higher".

Source: lefigaro

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