The WHO is worried about contamination in Europe, the number of tests carried out in France in free fall, record of daily infections in Germany ...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Thursday, November 4 on the latest information related to the pandemic of Covid-19.
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WHO is concerned about contamination in Europe
The World Health Organization has alarmed Thursday rhythm "
very worrying
" transmission Covid-19 currently observed in Europe, which could result in half a million more deaths on the continent by February. "
We are, again, at the epicenter,
" lamented WHO Europe director Hans Kluge during an online press conference. For WHO, the increase in cases is due to a combination of insufficient coverage and the relaxation of anti-Covid measures. According to data from WHO Europe, related hospitalizations Covid "
more than doubled in a week
."
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The school holidays have brought down the number of tests carried out last week
The number of Covid-19 in testing dropped from more than 240,000 last week in France, according to the latest data released Thursday by the Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (Drees) attached to the Ministry of Health.
About two-thirds of this decline (160,000 tests) concerns saliva tests, carried out mainly in schools.
"
The decrease in screening is therefore mainly due to school holidays,
" says Drees.
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Record of daily infections in Germany
Germany recorded a record number of new Covid-19 infections on Thursday with 33,949 additional cases in 24 hours, according to the Robert Koch health watch institute.
The previous record was reached on December 18, 2020, with 33,777 new infections.
In total, more than 4.6 million people have been infected since the epidemic began in the novel coronavirus in Germany hit by a fourth wave "
massive
" affecting mostly unvaccinated, according to the government of Angela Merkel .
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In Croatia, a record number of coronavirus infections
Croatia, where the vaccination rate against Covid-19 is one of the lowest in the European Union, on Thursday recorded a record number of infections in one day and the authorities "
begged
" the population to be vaccinated.
“
It's a very delicate moment.
We must all settle this together (...) We beg the nation to get vaccinated (...), to trust scientists and the
medical
profession
”, Croatian Minister of Health Vili told reporters. Beros.
In the past twenty-four hours, 6,310 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the country of 4.2 million people, according to official figures.
The previous record, of 4,620 contaminations in one day, was recorded in December 2020.
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UK approves Merck's anti-Covid pill
The United Kingdom announced Thursday that it was the first country to authorize molnupiravir, a pill treatment against Covid-19 developed by the American laboratory Merck.
Molnupiravir has been cleared by the UK regulatory agency, MHRA, for use in people with mild to moderate Covid who have at least one risk factor for developing serious illness (obesity, over 60 years , diabetes, heart disease).
Administered to patients within days of a positive test, the treatment halves the risk of hospitalization, according to a clinical trial conducted by Merck, also called MSD outside the United States.
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The majority of American employees required to be vaccinated by January 4
Tens of millions of American workers will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by January 4, otherwise they will have to undergo very regular tests, the administration of President Joe Biden announced Thursday.
This vaccination obligation, which concerns employees of companies of more than 100 people, workers in the medical world and employees of contractors of federal agencies is one of the most radical measures taken by the United States government in an attempt to stem the epidemic that is undermining economic recovery.
"
There is the same consistent deadline for these three categories of January 4, 2022,
" the date on which employees must either have received their last dose of vaccine or begin to undergo at least one test per week, said Thursday a senior American official.
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Moderna lowers annual financial targets for its Covid vaccine
American biotech Moderna, which markets a two-dose vaccine against Covid-19, lowered its annual serum revenue forecast on Thursday, causing the company's stock to fall on Wall Street. Moderna plans to earn between $ 15 billion and $ 18 billion in 2021 from the sale of the vaccine. In August, the group said it expected annual revenues of $ 20 billion.
Biotech hopes to deliver between 700 and 800 million doses throughout the year, less than its previous estimate of between 800 million and 1 billion.
To justify this downward revision, Moderna notably invoked in the press release detailing its quarterly results "
delays for cargoes and international exports which may shift deliveries to early 2022
".
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More than five million deaths worldwide
The pandemic has killed at least 5,020,845 people around the world since the end of December 2019, according to an assessment established by AFP from official sources, Thursday in the middle of the day.
The United States is the most bereaved country with 750,431 dead, followed by Brazil (608,235), India (459,652), Mexico (288,887) and Russia (243,255).
These figures are based on the daily official balance sheets of each country, excluding upward revisions made a posteriori by some statistical agencies.
By taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, the WHO estimates that the global toll of the pandemic could be two to three times higher.
