Thousands of people in the street against the health pass, the number of hospitalizations remains stable, two million people have made an appointment to be vaccinated after the announcements of Emmanuel Macron ...
Le Figaro
takes stock, Wednesday July 14, on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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933 patients in intensive care
The pressure on hospitals continues to decrease.
This Wednesday, 7,076 patients suffering from Covid-19 were hospitalized in France, against 7,137 on Monday.
Among them, 246 people entered the hospital in the past 24 hours.
The number of people in intensive care was also down slightly on Wednesday.
933 patients were in intensive care today, up from 957 on Monday.
37 have been admitted in the last 24 hours.
22 people have also died in hospital, bringing the toll since the start of the pandemic to 111,436 dead.
Read also: Will all the unvaccinated be infected with the Delta variant?
Thousands of people in the street on July 14 against the health pass
As France celebrated its national day of July 14 on Wednesday, several thousand people demonstrated in the country in the name of "
freedom
" to protest against Emmanuel Macron's announcements on the health pass, vaccination and "
dictatorship
" .
Demonstrators protest after statements by the president on Monday evening, who announced the establishment of an obligation to be vaccinated for caregivers and other professions, as well as the massive extension of the health pass to most public places .
Read also: Covid-19: 18,000 anti-health pass protesters throughout France
Vaccination: the rush continues on Doctolib
More than 2 million French people have already made appointments on Doctolib in order to be vaccinated, since the announcements of Emmanuel Macron at the beginning of the week, the platform announced to AFP on Wednesday.
The President of the Republic has decided to impose the health pass at the entrance to most public places and made vaccination compulsory for caregivers and those in contact with vulnerable people, sanctions to the key.
Read also: Vaccination: new record for making appointments on Doctolib
France: fine for not checking the health pass
The operator of a place that fails to meet future health pass control obligations will be liable to a fine of up to 45,000 euros and one year in prison, according to the draft law incorporating the new provisions announced. by President Emmanuel Macron, and that AFP obtained on Wednesday.
Read also: Is it legal to condition access to public places to the health pass?
Indonesia, new epicenter in Asia for the virus
Indonesia, which on Wednesday announced a record 54,000 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, has become the new epicenter of the virus's circulation in Asia, overtaking India.
"
Indonesia risks becoming the new global epicenter of the pandemic, at least this is already the case for Asia,
" said Dicky Budiman, an Indonesian epidemiologist at the Australian University of Griffith.
Read also: Indonesia: new record of deaths linked to the coronavirus
Portugal crosses the milestone of 4,000 daily cases
Portugal, affected for several weeks by an upsurge in the epidemic due to the Delta variant, crossed the 4,000 new cases mark in 24 hours on Wednesday, according to the health authorities.
Read also: "Reinforced surveillance" for tourists returning from Spain and Portugal
Record of contaminations in Senegal
Senegal has announced that it has recorded a record number of infections, but authorities remain silent on possible new health restrictions as Senegalese prepare to travel in droves to celebrate Eid next week.
Read also: Covid: China donates vaccines to Senegal and Bangladesh
Two essential doses of vaccine against the Delta variant
The administration of two doses of the vaccine is essential to protect against the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the European regulator said, calling on European Union member states to speed up their vaccination programs.
Read also: Covid-19: two doses of vaccine essential to protect against the Delta variant
Epidemic on the Queen Elizabeth after a stopover in Cyprus
More than a hundred crew members of the British Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth were infected with Covid-19 during a stopover in Cyprus in early July, according to a British official and media.
Read also: Faced with the Delta variant, are vaccines effective enough to achieve collective immunity?
India's first patient to test positive for the second time
The first Indian patient officially infected with Covid-19, a student who was at the start of the epidemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has tested positive for the second time, said an Indian medical official.
Read also: Will there be enough vaccines to get through the summer?
In London, the mask will remain compulsory in transport
Wearing a mask will remain mandatory in London transport despite the lifting of almost all legal restrictions against the coronavirus on July 19 in England.
Read also: "With the generalization of the vaccine, a return of health restrictions is unacceptable"
Spain: tourism “
stopped dead
”
Spanish tourism professionals have worried about a "
slowing down
" on reservations after warnings from France and Germany on travel to Spain, facing a new outbreak of Covid-19 cases.
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Tunisia: medical aid from Morocco
Morocco has announced the sending of "
emergency medical aid
" to Tunisia, which has suffered an upsurge in the pandemic in recent weeks, according to the Moroccan foreign ministry.
Read also: Covid-19: Morocco announces the sending of emergency medical aid to Tunisia
IOC boss promises safe Olympics
The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, has pledged to "
put no risk
" to the Japanese population who fears an outbreak of Covid-19 cases with the start of the Olympics on July 23.
Read also: Olympic Games: an official of the Olympic refugee team positive for Covid
Over four million dead
The pandemic has killed at least 4.053 million people around the world since the onset of the disease at the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP from official sources Wednesday in the middle of the day.
The United States is the most affected country with 607,771 deaths, followed by Brazil (535,838), India (411,408), Mexico (235,277) and Peru (194,606).
These figures, which are based on daily reports from national health authorities, are generally underestimated.
WHO estimates deaths could be two to three times higher.