The health pass extended this Monday in France, 240 medical and non-medical personnel sent tomorrow evening to the West Indies, a marathon vaccination day in Tunisia, record of the number of deaths in Iran in the last 24 hours ...
Le Figaro
takes stock, Monday August 9, on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The health pass extended this Monday in France
Contested in the street, the extended health pass comes into force Monday in France and will punctuate the daily life of the French to fight against the epidemic which continues to flare up.
Bars, restaurants, cinemas, theaters, hospitals, long-distance trains ... Everywhere, it will now be necessary to show off, including to drink a simple coffee on the terrace.
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240 health workers from the metropolis will leave for the West Indies tomorrow evening
After a call from the Minister of Health Olivier Véran yesterday, 240 “
medical and non-medical
”
personnel
volunteered to leave the metropolis on Tuesday August 10 evening to lend a hand overseas where the situation is deteriorating.
Marathon vaccination day in Tunisia
Tunisia, which has been facing a serious health crisis for several months, conducted an intense vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on Sunday during an "
open house
" day, after having obtained more than six million doses from from Arab and Western countries.
With the millions of doses of vaccine that have poured in following donations in recent weeks, Tunisia officially hopes to vaccinate around 50% of its population by mid-October.
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Iran: record number of deaths in 24 hours
More than 500 deaths linked to the coronavirus have been recorded in the last 24 hours in Iran, a record since the start of the pandemic in this country, the most affected in the Near and Middle East.
Iran officially recorded 542 deaths and 39,619 new cases in 24 hours, two records that bring the total death toll to 94,015 out of 4,158,729 cases of infection, according to the health ministry.
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New Zealand rule out bye for Rugby League final
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday showered the hopes of Australia, which wanted the final of its Rugby League Championship to take place in the presence of spectators in Auckland.
Representatives of the Australian League (NRL) had raised the possibility that the meeting will take place on the lawn of the legendary Eden Park, in Auckland, to avoid the immense financial loss that would result from a match played in an empty stadium due to a renewed epidemic of Covid-19 in Australia.
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Australia: end of confinement in Brisbane
Australia's third city, Brisbane (east), comes out of an eight-day lockdown on Sunday, introduced to fight against an epidemic resurgence.
Sydney (south-east), where the epidemic is flaring, is entering its seventh week of containment.
The authorities are calling on the population to be vaccinated, as this country has just over 20% of its inhabitants fully vaccinated.
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Saudi Arabia: reopening of border for vaccinated pilgrims
Saudi Arabia will reopen the Omra pilgrimage (small pilgrimage) to Mecca to vaccinated foreign pilgrims, the official Saudi press agency reported.
Saudi authorities will start accepting entry requests from Monday.
The borders were closed 18 months ago due to the pandemic.
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Rapid antigenic tests in Israel
Israel has set up rapid antigen testing stations in its territory, in the face of an increase in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, the Magen David Adom emergency service announced.
Read also: Why Israel is putting containment back on the table
China: end of screening in Wuhan
Wuhan authorities have announced the end of the vast Covid-19 screening operation among the 11 million inhabitants of this Chinese city, organized after a resurgence in the number of cases, more than a year and a half after the coronavirus made its appearance there.
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Malaysia: easing of restrictions for those vaccinated
Malaysia will ease, from Tuesday, health restrictions for fully vaccinated people over a large part of its territory, which is home to half of its total population, announced its prime minister.
Read also: Covid-19: Olivier Véran calls on volunteer caregivers to go to the West Indies to lend a hand
Case on cruise ships in France
Several cases of Covid-19 were detected on a cruise ship which docked in Marseille, in south-eastern France on Sunday, and the people concerned placed in isolation.
The passengers had all undergone antigenic tests, which had been negative for Covid-19, a week ago, when they embarked in Marseille on board the Costa Smeralda, a ship with a capacity of 6,000 people, reduced 70% maximum as a precaution against the virus.
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Over 202 million cases worldwide
More than 202 million cases have been recorded worldwide since the end of 2019 and the pandemic has killed at least 4.28 million, according to a count made on Sunday by AFP from official reports.
The United States is the country with the most deaths (616,828 according to the last report on Sunday), ahead of Brazil (563,151 as of Sunday), India (427,862), Mexico (244,248) and Peru ( 196,873).
The World Health Organization estimates, taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, that the toll of the pandemic could be two to three times higher than that officially established.
