Towards the compulsory vaccination of caregivers in France, the European health pass comes into force, Russia has a new record of daily deaths ...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Thursday, July 1 on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic .
To discover
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The Haute Autorité de Santé paves the way for compulsory vaccination for caregivers
The Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) has clearly and straightforwardly recommended compulsory vaccination of healthcare professionals.
In a press release published on Thursday, the advisory body even mentions the possibility of extending it subsequently to all French people to give new impetus to the vaccination campaign.
According to an Odoxa-Backbone Consulting survey, carried out for
Le Figaro
and France Info, 72% of French people are in favor of compulsory vaccination for caregivers.
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Entry into force of the European "health pass"
Vaccinated, cured or tested negative for Covid-19, it is necessary from Thursday to show a white footing to cross European borders, using the new health certificate now essential for traveling to around thirty countries of the Old Continent, even if the rules vary according to destinations and countries of origin.
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Portugal reinstates a curfew in 45 municipalities
Portugal, faced with an upsurge in the coronavirus epidemic due to the Delta variant, has decided to re-establish a night curfew from Friday in 45 municipalities including Lisbon, the government announced on Thursday.
"We note that last week the situation has deteriorated again,"
Presidential Minister Mariana Vieira da Silva told a press conference, adding that "
the conditions are not met to say that the pandemic is under control ”.
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Two doses of vaccine appear to protect against the Delta variant
“Emerging data from concrete evidence shows that two doses of vaccine protect against the Delta variant,”
said Marco Cavaleri, vaccine strategy manager at the Amsterdam-based European Medicines Agency (EMA).
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The cases of Covid-19 started to increase again last week in Europe after 10 consecutive weeks of decline, announced Thursday the European branch of the World Health Organization (WHO), against the background of the rise of the more contagious Delta variant.
“At present, it appears that the four vaccines approved in the European Union protect against all strains circulating in Europe, including the Delta variant
,” he added.
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Russia: new daily death record
The Russian government recorded 672 deaths on Thursday in the last 24 hours, a new peak since the start of the epidemic which is experiencing an outbreak with the rise of the Delta variant.
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Euro football: WHO warning about spectator monitoring
The host cities of the last matches of Euro football must ensure better monitoring of spectator traffic, including before their arrival and after their departure from the stadium, recommended Thursday the World Health Organization (WHO).
Several hundred cases have been detected in spectators of Euro matches.
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Setback for the CureVac vaccine
The vaccine developed by the German laboratory CureVac is only 48% effective in preventing Covid-19, a rate much lower than other messenger RNA vaccines already approved.
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Tourism without quarantine in Phuket, Thailand
The first international travelers to be exempt from quarantine if fully vaccinated landed on the tourist island of Phuket in Thailand on Thursday, which is trying to revive its bloodless tourist industry despite a third wave of the virus.
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Train ridership halved in Europe in 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a 48% drop in train ridership in Europe in 2020, even though only 8% of them were removed over the year, according to figures from the association of rail sector regulators IRG-Rail published Tuesday.
In the second quarter, at the time of the first containment, ridership fell 76% across Europe with 26% of trains canceled, the drop reduced to 55% - but only 1% of trains removed - in the fourth , for the second confinement.
The drop in attendance over the year ranges from 65% in the United Kingdom and Ireland to 69% in Spain, 55% in Belgium, 42% in Germany, 41% in France and 26% in Bulgaria.
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Strict containment in Bangladesh
Soldiers and police were patrolling the deserted streets of Dhaka on Thursday, the first day of the entry into force in Bangladesh of a strict one-week confinement intended to contain the progression of the Covid-19.
The 168 million inhabitants of the country are prohibited from leaving their homes except for compelling reasons or to buy food.
Shops and offices are closed, only markets are allowed to open a few hours a day.
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Emergency restrictions in Indonesia
From Saturday, Indonesia will impose
"emergency restrictions" in the
face of a strong wave of infections.
These measures will be applied in the capital Jakarta, the island of Java and that of Bali.
Shopping centers as well as mosques will be closed.
Employees in non-essential sectors will have to work from home and education will be done online.
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Greater Tunis in partial containment
Tunisian authorities have placed the capital Tunis in partial containment, as the number of new cases and deaths hit a record high in the country.
Public holidays, sporting and cultural events or even collective prayers are prohibited until July 14 in the four regions making up Greater Tunis, as well as in the seaside towns of Sousse and Monastir (east).
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Pakistan: paramilitaries suspended for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid
A Pakistani province has suspended 70 members of the paramilitary forces without pay for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19, a local official source learned Thursday.
The province of Balochistan, in southwest Pakistan, made the decision on Wednesday
"after repeated written warnings and verbal requests
,
"
said a senior local official, Habib Ahmed Bangalzai.
"They will not receive their salary either,"
he said.
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These members of the Balochistan Levies, a paramilitary force that helps the police to maintain order, are in direct contact with the public, Ahmed Bangalzai recalled to justify this decision.
The announcement comes after the federal government advised all public servants to get vaccinated.
Nearly four million dead
The pandemic has killed at least 3,949,567 people around the world since the end of December 2019, according to an assessment established by AFP from official sources Thursday at 12 noon.
The United States is the most affected country in number of deaths (604,714), followed by Brazil (518,066 dead), India (399,459), Mexico (233,047) and Peru (192,331).
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.