As vaccination continues its way around the world, the Delta variant worries France and other European countries.
Portugal reinstated a nighttime curfew from this Friday and Tunis reconfigured Thursday in the face of a record number of new cases and deaths.
Le Figaro
takes stock this Friday, July 2 on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
To discover
Covid-19: what we know about the Delta variant
WHO warns Europe against Delta variant
WHO warned Thursday of a risk of a new wave of the pandemic carried by the Delta variant in Europe, when it launches its health pass in the hope of reviving tourism, while the number of cases increases at "
an alarming rate
" in Africa.
To read also: In the United Kingdom, 50 vaccinated among the 117 deaths of the Delta variant: is this worrying?
Portugal reinstates curfew
Portugal, faced with a resumption of the epidemic due to this variant, has already decided to re-establish a night curfew from Friday in 45 municipalities including Lisbon.
Read also: Covid-19: Portugal reinstates a curfew in 45 municipalities
Tunis is re-fining
In Tunisia - where the number of new cases and deaths reached a record level - the capital Tunis and the seaside town of Bizerte (north) were placed in partial containment on Thursday.
Gatherings are prohibited there and cafes and restaurants can only be served on the terrace or to take away.
Read also: Covid-19: two doses of vaccine seem to protect against the Delta variant
Pressure is mounting in France to force caregivers to be vaccinated against Covid
Pressure is mounting in France to force all caregivers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and an announcement could even be made before September, assures the government, even if such a measure is not easy to implement.
To date, "
only 57% of professionals in institutions for the elderly and 64% of professionals in health institutions have received at least one dose of vaccine,
" said the Hospital Federation of France.
Read also: Covid-19: Could doctors access the list of their unvaccinated patients?
Euro: before England-Ukraine, cancellation of tickets recently sold to English residents
Tickets recently sold to UK residents for the Euro England-Ukraine quarter-final scheduled for Saturday in Rome were canceled Thursday at the request of the Italian authorities to avoid the displacement of supporters who did not respect quarantine measures.
Read also: Covid-19: WHO calls for better monitoring of Euro spectators
Entry into force of the
European "
health pass
"
Vaccinated, cured or tested negative for Covid-19, since Thursday it has been necessary to show a white footing to cross European borders, by presenting the new health certificate now essential for traveling to thirty countries of the Old Continent, even if the rules vary according to the destinations and countries of origin.
Read also: The European health pass comes into force this Thursday: all the answers to your questions
A "
bubble boat
" brings back students confined to the Balearic Islands
A boat arrived Thursday evening in Valencia after leaving the Spanish island of Mallorca bringing on board 118 students who were confined to a hotel on the island where a giant outbreak of Covid-19 erupted, worrying the whole country.
Human trafficking has grown thanks to the pandemic, deplores Washington
The United States explained Thursday that the Covid-19 pandemic has created an "
ideal environment
" for human trafficking to expand across the world, with governments redirecting their resources to the health crisis while traffickers in took advantage to target the most vulnerable.
Read also: Human trafficking: 500 alleged victims and 195 suspects arrested according to Interpol
EU: green light for return of Canadian tourists, even unvaccinated
EU member states gave the green light on Thursday to add Canada to the list of countries and territories whose travelers, even unvaccinated against Covid-19, can be admitted to the Union, according to a statement .
Read also: Heatwave in the United States and Canada: a "heat dome" probably worsened by climate change
Two doses effective against the Delta variant
Two doses of vaccines authorized in Europe appear to protect against the highly contagious Delta variant, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Four vaccines are currently authorized within the European Union by the EMA: Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
Read also: The government prepares the spirits for the compulsory vaccination of caregivers
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 on Thursday.
The United States is the most affected country in number of deaths (605,010), followed by Brazil (520,095), 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.
