Gabriel Attal calls for vigilance, the United States could authorize "
mixtures
" of vaccines for the booster, the Kremlin urges the Russians to be "
more responsible
" ...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Tuesday, October 19 on the latest information linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The epidemic begins to regain ground
", according to the spokesman of the government
If it is "
much too early
" to speak of a fifth wave of Covid-19 in France, government spokesman Gabriel Attal conceded this Tuesday morning at the microphone of RTL that "
the epidemic is beginning to regain field
”, thus evoking the number of cases and the incidence rate which increased slightly in recent days. "
That there is a very slight recovery, that could be expected, what is needed is to be vigilant,
" he insisted, calling on fragile audiences to resort to a booster dose. "
Out of six million people eligible today, two million people have resorted to the recall, it is a lot but it is too little
", explained the spokesperson.
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The
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the United States could allow "
mixtures
" of vaccines for recall
US health authorities are preparing to allow the use of a different anti-Covid vaccine for the booster dose than that initially used for immunization, according to US media.
The US Medicines Agency (FDA) could make the announcement on Wednesday, the
New York Times
reported, among others
, when it announced its decision to authorize booster doses for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. .
“
Mixing
” vaccines is already possible in many countries.
The FDA could however recommend to give preference to the injection of a dose of the same vaccine as far as possible, according to sources cited by the American press.
Such an announcement from health authorities is likely to be of particular interest to people who have received the single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, or some 15 million Americans.
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Let's learn from the Covid-19
"
No health pass for ski lifts in Switzerland
Skiers will be able to use the ski lifts in Switzerland this winter without a health pass, on condition that they wear a mask as in public transport, the association of operators announced on Tuesday.
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For the moment, no change will be introduced compared to the current protection rules for ski lifts
", underlines a press release published during the general assembly of the association of ski lift operators, a key player in tourism in the Alpine country. .
Regarding binational ski areas, the control of certificates will not be the responsibility of Swiss resorts when the neighboring country requires the health pass, said the president of the association, Hans Wicki to the Keystone-ATS agency.
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I will pay
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Daily record of cases in New Zealand
New Zealand on Tuesday recorded a record number of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, the Delta variant forcing the archipelago to abandon its "
zero Covid
"
strategy
.
Health authorities have announced 94 new cases, a figure that exceeds the previous record of 89 contaminations recorded in April 2020, during the first wave of Covid-19.
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Ukraine records 24-hour death toll
Ukraine recorded 538 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours on Tuesday, a record in this eastern European country hit by a new epidemic wave aggravated by a sluggish vaccination.
According to the government's report, 15,579 new infections were also reported, as well as 2,852 new hospitalizations.
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 61,000 people have officially died from the virus in Ukraine.
The country, which has around 45 million inhabitants, is proportionally one of the most bereaved in Europe.
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Moscow city orders first health restrictions since summer
The city of Moscow on Tuesday ordered its first health restrictions since the summer, in the face of a new surge in Covid-19 cases, against a background of sluggish vaccination and an epidemic wave that does not weaken.
The authorities of the Russian capital have ordered the compulsory vaccination of 80% of the employees of the services, against 60% currently, by January 1, 2022, according to a message posted on the site of the mayor, Sergei Sobyanin.
The town hall also ordered the confinement of all unvaccinated over 60s from October 25 to February 25 and the teleworking of "
at least 30%
" of company personnel.
The Kremlin is considering for its part to order a week off at the end of October, to slow the progression of the disease.
The Kremlin also called on the Russians to be “
more responsible
” and get vaccinated against Covid-19.
"
We are used to blaming the state for everything,
" Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
"
But at the same time, the position of the country's citizens must be more responsible
."
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Vaccine maker Johnson & Johnson raises annual forecast after strong quarter
US pharmaceutical group Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Tuesday revised its 2021 profit forecast on Tuesday after a solid performance across the board in the third quarter. The company now estimates that its annual profit per share, excluding exceptional items, will be in a range of between $ 9.77 and $ 9.82. In July, J&J had counted on a more modest range, from 9.60 to 9.70 dollars.
These optimistic projections are based on revenue growth between July and September, which reached $ 23.3 billion, up 10.7% from the previous year.
The single-dose Covid-19 vaccine the company sells at cost, meanwhile, generated $ 502 million in the third quarter, up $ 338 million from the previous quarter.
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Amnesty denounces "
unprecedented
" obstacles
to freedom of expression
Many governments around the world have taken advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to put in place "
unprecedented
" barriers
to freedom of expression and silence critics, Amnesty International said.
Combined with a wave of disinformation, these repressive measures have often prevented populations from having access to exact information on the virus, which is essential to enable them to cope with it as soon as the pandemic emerges in early 2020, underlined the human rights organization in a report released Tuesday.
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More than 4.9 million dead
The pandemic has killed at least 4,902,638 people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP.
The United States is the most bereaved country with 726,201 dead, followed by Brazil (603,465), India (452,454), Mexico (284,477) and Russia (225,325).
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.