Lifting of the curfew in France, new confinement in four regions in Tunisia, departure of a test cruise with 339 passengers ... Here is an update on the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic in the world.
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Covid-19: vaccination as the only remedy
In China, a billion doses administered
China has now administered more than a billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines, the Ministry of Health announced on Sunday, without however specifying the percentage of the population having received a full vaccination.
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This number of injected doses represents more than a third of the planetary total, or 2.5 billion, according to an AFP count made on Friday.
Flexibilities in France ...
Three days after the end of the obligation to wear a mask outdoors, the French are back to an almost normal life, with the lifting of the curfew introduced eight months ago, thanks to the drop in contamination.
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France, one of the countries in Europe most affected by the virus with more than 110,000 deaths, was one of the last to maintain such a measure along with Italy and Greece.
According to data published by Public Health France, 1,815 new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in the past 24 hours.
84,311 patients suffering from the virus have died in hospital, including 14 more since the day before.
307 people have been admitted to critical care over the last 7 days.
... as well as in Japan
In Japan, one month before the Olympics (July 23-August 8), the state of health emergency was lifted on Sunday as planned in Tokyo and eight other departments, but restrictions are maintained and could limit the presence of a local audience at the Olympics.
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Bars and restaurants will again be allowed to serve alcohol until 7 p.m., but will continue to close at 8 p.m.
In Tunisia, several confined regions
The Tunisian government has decreed a new general containment in four regions where the rate of contamination exceeds 0.4%, while hospitals are struggling to treat the most serious cases in certain areas of the country.
The governorates of Beja (north-west), Siliana, Zaghouan (north) and Kairouan (center) will be confined for one week.
In Russia, sanction in case of refusal of vaccine
Employees refusing vaccination against Covid-19 in regions where it is mandatory may be put on unpaid leave, announced the Russian Minister of Labor against the backdrop of a galloping epidemic and a sluggish immunization campaign.
World-2022: Doha in search of vaccines
Doha is seeking to obtain one million doses of coronavirus vaccine for supporters who will attend the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the official QNA agency said on Sunday.
A test cruise, the first step in a gradual recovery
A liner from the Italian-Swiss company MSC left the port of Marseille on Sunday for a test cruise with 339 passengers on board, the first step in a gradual resumption of cruises in France on June 30, announced MSC Cruises.
In England, marriages allowed outside
Civil weddings will be able to take place outdoors in England and Wales from July, the British government said on Sunday, further welcome to an industry hard hit by restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 3.8 million dead
The pandemic has killed more than 3,862,364 people around the world since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP from official sources on Sunday at 10 a.m. GMT.
After the United States (601,741 deaths), the countries with the highest number of deaths are Brazil (500,800), India (386,713), Mexico (231,151) and Peru (190,202).
These figures, which are based on daily reports from national health authorities, are generally underestimated.
The WHO estimates that the toll of the pandemic could be two to three times higher than that officially recorded.
