Dining at the table lost two-thirds of its turnover at the end of July compared to 2019, Sydney unveils its "
plan for freedom
", the American economy threatened by the Delta variant ...
Le Figaro
takes stock of this Monday, September 27 on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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74 deaths in 24 hours, 1,571 patients in critical care
The epidemic continues to ebb in France, where 74 people died from Covid-19 on Monday, according to Public Health France.
7980 patients are still hospitalized, including 343 since the day before.
They were 7,994 on Sunday.
1571 patients are currently treated in critical care services - 94 of them have been received there in the last 24 hours.
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The Covid cost between 170 and 200 billion euros to the
E
state, according to Olivier Dussopt
The pandemic has cost the State between 170 and 200 billion euros in all, between exceptional expenditure and revenue losses, said the Minister of Public Accounts, Olivier Dussopt. In 2020 and 2021, "
we are between 170 and 200 billion euros linked to the Covid crisis
," said the minister, who spoke on the total cost of Covid-19 on the CNews channel. In detail, the pandemic cost more than 70 billion euros in exceptional spending in 2020, and more than 70 billion in spending in 2021, he said. "
It is also a loss of revenue, because economic activity has stopped,
" he added, with a shortfall of several tens of billions of euros.
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Covid tests will remain reimbursed without prescription for vaccinated adults and minors, announces Jean Castex
“
It is no longer legitimate to pay excessively for comfort tests at the expense of taxpayers.
"Jean Castex confirmed the end of free" comfort "screening tests for Covid-19 on October 15, while specifying that they will continue to be reimbursed for medical reasons, without requiring a prescription for vaccinated people, in an interview with
Echoes.
“
But tests will continue to be reimbursed for medical reasons, either without prescription for people already vaccinated, or on prescription for others.
We also want to maintain free admission for minors,
”he adds.
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Table catering lost two-thirds of its turnover at the end of July, compared to 2019
The commercial catering market, “
considerably
” affected by the health crisis, experienced
“roller-coaster
” activity and saw its turnover almost halved over the first seven months of the year, compared to 2019 , according to a study by NPD Group.
From January to July, compared to the pre-Covid 19 activity, turnover fell by 45% and attendance by 39%, indicates the market research specialist in a point on the activity of 'a sector which in 2019 represented 57 billion euros in France.
It is table catering that has suffered the most: with "
five months of closure due to Covid-19: it lost two-thirds of its turnover, or -68%
" at the end of July, against "
- 17% for fast food,
”Maria Bertoch, industry expert for NPD Group, told AFP.
Fast food - in particular fast food restaurants specializing in burger, bakeries and delivered pizzas - has been able to limit its losses "
by focusing in particular on take-out and delivery
", while "
chains have continued to open points of sale despite the crisis
”.
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Covid bill: new showdown between Pécresse and the State
The threat has been implemented: the Île-de-France Mobilités regional transport authority (IDFM), chaired by Valérie Pécresse, has again stopped paying RATP and SNCF, for lack of agreement with the State to which she claims 1.3 billion euros to compensate for the losses linked to the pandemic.
"
Île-de-France Mobilités has suspended payments to RATP and SNCF,
" an IDFM spokesperson told AFP, adding that "
tight negotiations continue with Matignon
". IDFM pays around 400 million euros every month to the RATP and 300 million to the SNCF, to run the trains, RER, metro, trams, and buses operated by the two public groups in the capital region. She had already suspended her payments for two months in the summer of 2020 to weigh on the government, the first confinement having emptied her coffers.
The use of public transport in Ile-de-France is today at “
a little over 70%
” of normal, according to IDFM, after having fluctuated between 45% and 55% since the beginning of the year, and be up to 60% by the end of spring.
"
There can be no way out of the Covid crisis in Ile-de-France without compensation for financial losses on public transport, as has been done everywhere else in the world,
" said Valérie Pécresse on September 14 .
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Sydney unveils '
plan for freedom
'
Vaccinated residents of Sydney will finally emerge from a lockdown of more than three months in mid-October, authorities said on Monday, unveiling a "
plan for freedom
" as the number of cases declines in the city.
The stay-at-home obligation must be lifted in Sydney and the state of New South Wales, when the full vaccination rate exceeds 70%, a target that Prime Minister of the State Gladys Berejiklian expects to reach on the 11th. October.
Unvaccinated adults will have to wait at least until December 1.
The capital Canberra also announced on Monday the end of its confinement, set for October 15.
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Biden will receive his third dose of vaccine on Monday
US President Joe Biden, 78, will receive his third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, the White House announced in the morning.
The United States last week authorized the injection of a booster dose of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for people 65 and over, as well as for those at "
risk
", including due to a job exposing them particularly to the virus.
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The US economy threatened by the Delta variant
Economists are clearly less optimistic than in May on US growth this year, believing that the Delta variant constitutes a serious risk for the world's largest economy, according to the latest survey by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE).
"
More than half (58%) of economists surveyed consider the balance of risks to economic growth in 2021 to be on the downside, while 16% expect the balance to be on the rise, a complete reversal against the results of the May survey,
”summarizes Holly Wade, the president.
In May, 15% of economists estimated that there was an unfavorable balance of risks against 56% believing on the contrary that the balance was generally favorable to growth.
According to economists, the main risk is the Delta variant of Covid-19 against which vaccines "
may be ineffective
".
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New Caledonia under pressure
The Covid-19 epidemic continues to spread in New Caledonia, causing the death of around ten people a day and the saturation of hospitals which received the reinforcement of a hundred caregivers this weekend.
Covid-free for more than 18 months, the French archipelago in the South Pacific has been facing an outbreak of cases since September 6 due to the highly contagious variant Delta.
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Thailand: quarantine reduced to 7 days for vaccinated tourists
Thailand will reduce the quarantine for vaccinated travelers to seven days from October 1, authorities said on Monday, as the kingdom seeks to save a tourism industry hit by the pandemic. Tourism accounted for a fifth of Thailand's national income before the pandemic, but severe restrictions on travelers to fight the virus have shrunken the tide of tens of millions of foreign visitors, causing the worst economic performance in over 20 years old. The kingdom is working to reopen its doors, although it is still struggling with its third epidemic wave, brought on by the Delta variant.
From Friday, the quarantine period for fully vaccinated visitors will be seven days, a reduction in half from the current period, authorities said on Monday.
Unvaccinated visitors will need to remain in quarantine for 10 days if arriving by air and 14 days if arriving by land.
All will have to undergo at least two negative Covid tests.
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More than 4.7 million deaths worldwide
The pandemic has killed at least 4,744,890 worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP from official sources.
The United States is the most affected country with 688,033 deaths, followed by Brazil (594,443), India (447,194), Mexico (275,450) and Russia (204,679).
The WHO estimates, taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, that the results of the pandemic could be two to three times higher.