The WHO fears 236,000 deaths in Europe by December 1, the health pass extended to nearly two million employees, the solidarity fund soon to be abolished ...
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takes stock this Monday, August 30 on the latest related information to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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WHO fears 236,000 dead in Europe in three months
The World Health Organization (WHO) considers "
reliable
" a projection predicting 236,000 additional deaths from Covid-19 in Europe by December 1, according to its regional director, who expressed concern about the "
stagnation
" of the vaccination rate on the continent.
"
Last week, the death toll in the region increased by 11%, with a reliable projection predicting 236,000 deaths in Europe by December 1,
" which would add to the 1.3 million deaths already caused by the pandemic on the Old Continent, according to the director of WHO Europe Hans Kluge.
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The health pass extended to nearly 2 million employees in contact with the public
The health pass on Monday crossed a new milestone: imposed on the public since this summer, it is now mandatory at work for 1.8 million employees in restaurants, cinemas, museums or mainline trains.
Until November 15, employers will have to check the validity of the passes of their staff in contact with the public.
Employees who showed understanding, fatalistic or frankly reluctant Monday.
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The solidarity fund abolished on September 30, the health pass without impact on the economy
The solidarity fund for companies is extended in September but will be permanently abolished at the end of this month, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire announced on Monday. In addition, while "
the country's economic activity is running at 99% of its pre-crisis capacities
", the establishment of the health pass in places open to the public at the beginning of August "
had no impact. on the country's economic activity
, ”declared Bruno Le Maire, after a meeting with employers' organizations. "
In bars and restaurants, credit card spending increased by 5% the week of August 9,
" that of the start of the introduction of the pass, "
and by 8% the week that followed
"Compared to 2019, justified the minister, recognizing however"
one or two exceptions
"such as"
shopping centers
".
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Bruno Le Maire, however, assured that companies in difficulty would continue to benefit from support through the fixed cost support system, which will take over from the solidarity fund on October 1 and will be extended to all companies in the sectors. tourism and related activities, while it was limited to those with more than one million euros in turnover.
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The country's economic activity is running at 99% of its pre-crisis capacities
, "says Bruno Le Maire
Teachers should be given priority for vaccination, say WHO and Unicef
Teachers and school staff should be among the priority groups for vaccination against Covid-19, the European directorates of the WHO and Unicef said on Monday.
We should "
offer the vaccine against Covid-19 to teachers and other school staff as a target group of national vaccination plans
", according to these UN institutions, calling on member states to put in place a vaccine strategy to maintain face-to-face teaching.
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First Covax delivery to Congo and a French donation
Congo has received its first vaccine delivery under the Covax mechanism, with the receipt of more than 300,000 doses donated by the United States.
At the same time, France will send 10 million doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines to Africa through the African Union (AU), the Élysée announced on Monday.
This partnership between Paris and the AU provides that these doses "
will be allocated and distributed within the framework of the African Fund for the acquisition of vaccines (Avat) and the mechanism for a global access to the vaccine (Covax)
", two initiatives intended to allow Africa to try to catch up in vaccination compared to developed countries.
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4.5 million deaths worldwide
The Covid-19 pandemic has killed at least 4.5 million people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to a report drawn up on Monday. With 1,290 daily deaths on average over the past 7 days, the United States has once again become the country with the most new deaths in the world. The United States is also the most affected country in the world since the start of the pandemic, with 637,539 dead, ahead of Brazil (579,308), India (438,210), Mexico (258,165) and Peru (198,167). The WHO 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 calculated from official figures.
