France "
on the right path
", according to Jean Castex, a firefighter perches on a roof against the vaccination obligation, a record of contaminations in Israel ...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Tuesday, August 31 on the latest information related to the Covid pandemic.
To discover
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136 dead in 24 hours, 2292 patients in critical care
The Covid-19 continues to be rife in France, where 136 people have died from the virus, Public Health France announced on Tuesday evening.
11,120 patients are still hospitalized - 941 have been since the day before.
2,292 patients are currently treated in critical care, including 218 who arrived within 24 hours.
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Less than 10 million French people still need to be vaccinated
Fewer than 10 million French people eligible for vaccination against Covid have not yet received any dose, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday, saying to
pay
"
special attention
" to the 600,000 people over 80 years of age in this situation. "
On August 29, we fell under the 10 million people who are not vaccinated
" among French people aged 12 and over, the ministry said during an online press point. "
They are more than ever invited to get vaccinated, it is a public health imperative
," added the same source, while the vaccination obligation for many professions (including caregivers) looms. mid-September and the entry into force of the health pass for adolescents at the end of September.
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France "
on the right track
" according to Castex
France is on "
the right path
" of a return to "
normal life
", thanks in particular to the good figures of the vaccination, underlined Tuesday the Prime Minister Jean Castex, while warning that there was "
still work"
" to accomplish.
About 48.5 million French people have received at least one dose as of Monday, and 43.9 million, or 65.1% of the population, are considered to be fully vaccinated.
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The health pass in shopping centers suspended in several departments
The implementation of the health pass in dozens of large French shopping centers, contested by the profession which complains of a sharp drop in attendance, was suspended Tuesday in a new department in the Paris suburbs, after several similar decisions elsewhere .
After Yvelines and Essonne in Ile-de-France, the administrative court of Cergy-Pontoise on Tuesday suspended the prefectural decree which had imposed the pass in two supermarkets in Hauts-de-Seine, a department bordering Paris, in on the grounds that it prevented people's access to basic goods and services.
The pass was also suspended in the Haut-Rhin.
A suspension was also requested in the capital;
a hearing is scheduled for Tuesday at the Paris administrative court.
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A computer breach makes the personal data of thousands of people tested for Covid-19 accessible
A flaw on a site transmitting the results of Covid tests carried out in pharmacies to the government platform made the personal data and test results of thousands of people accessible,
Mediapart
revealed on Tuesday
.
The surnames, first names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers and e-mail addresses, as well as the results of the tests of 700,000 people were available until Friday thanks to "
a password findable, in clear, in a file accessible to all
”on the Francetest site, writes the information site.
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Yvelines: against compulsory vaccination, a firefighter perches on a roof
A volunteer firefighter settled for a few hours on Tuesday, with a tent, on the roof of a building of his barracks in Ablis (Yvelines), to protest against the compulsory vaccination that he refuses, AFP learned from sources concordant.
A local resident told AFP that a firefighter had settled down early in the morning on a building site of the barracks in the small town of Ablis, near Saint-Arnoult, more than 60 km to the south. west of Paris.
The man came back down at midday, after negotiating with the police, said the Yvelines gendarmes.
He is safe and sound.
This firefighter, who presents himself as a 46-year-old father, has just submitted his resignation.
He intended to go on a hunger strike to protest against compulsory vaccination.
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The Covid has been the best advocate for declared work
"
In the European Union, 70% of adults fully vaccinated
The European Union has reached its target of 70% of adults fully vaccinated, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Twitter on Tuesday.
But "
we must go further,
" she said.
"
To be safe, we must go beyond 70% because of the new variants
", also warned the Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides.
She stressed the need for the EU to narrow the "
worrying gap
" in vaccination rates between member states and to be ready for the injection of a new dose to boost immunity if "
scientific data shows that this is the way forward
”.
In terms of vaccination, it is in the eastern part of the EU that we find the most backward countries, in the first ranks of which Bulgaria, Romania and Latvia.
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Berlin nightclubs to reopen for the vaccinated and cured
Clubs and discos will reopen indoors from next weekend in Berlin, but will only be accessible to people vaccinated or cured of Covid-19, the German municipality announced on Tuesday.
Wearing a mask will not be imposed in the many nightclubs in the German capital, known the world over for its nightlife.
Since this summer, some clubs had reopened but only offered access to their outdoor space to people vaccinated, cured or presenting a negative test, with the wearing of the mask imposed.
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The country's economic activity is running at 99% of its pre-crisis capacities
," says Bruno Le Maire
Record of contaminations in Israel
Israel has reached a new record of daily contaminations since the start of the pandemic, with nearly 11,000 cases recorded on the eve of the start of the school year, the health ministry announced on Tuesday.
In recent weeks, the number of cases has continued to increase in Israel against the background of the spread of the Delta variant, which is more contagious, in unvaccinated adults but also in people vaccinated more than six months ago, which prompted the authorities to launch a campaign for the administration of a booster dose of the vaccine.
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Zero Covid strategy: Hong Kong rejects criticism
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday reaffirmed her “
zero Covid
”
strategy
, rejecting criticism from the business world who believes that this international isolation poses serious threats to the financial center.
Hong Kong is experiencing one of the toughest and longest quarantines in the world for all overseas travelers.
People arriving from countries considered to be at high risk, including the United States, France and Great Britain, must complete a 21-day quarantine in a hotel.
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Trials for a new vaccine candidate
South Korean company SK Bioscience and British laboratory GSK are starting advanced phase 3 trials for a candidate vaccine against Covid-19, according to a joint statement released on Tuesday.
4.5 million deaths worldwide
The Covid-19 pandemic has killed at least 4.507.823 million people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP.
The United States has been the most affected country in the world since the start of the pandemic, with 638,715 dead, ahead of Brazil (579,574), India (438,560), Mexico (258,491) and Peru (198,263).
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.
