Americans are reopening their borders to vaccinated people, return of the mask to school in France, end of the non-working period in Russia ...
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takes stock this Monday, November 8 on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Record incidence rate in Germany
The incidence rate measuring the number of new cases of coronavirus per 100,000 inhabitants in Germany reached 201.1 over the past seven days on Monday, a record high since the start of the pandemic.
In the state of Saxony (East), where the incidence rate is more than double the national average at 491.3, unvaccinated people are subject to new restrictions on Monday.
Access to indoor restaurants and indoor events will be limited to people who have been fully vaccinated or who can show proof of recovery.
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US borders reopened to vaccinated
The United States reopened its land and air borders to travelers vaccinated against Covid-19 on Monday, after 20 months of restrictions.
More than thirty countries are affected by the lifting of the “travel ban”.
But entry will not be completely free: the US authorities intend to monitor the vaccination status of travelers, while continuing to require negative tests.
For those arriving by air, the United States is asking from Monday, in addition to proof of vaccination and a test within three days before departure, the establishment by the airlines of a contact tracing system.
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For the overland route, the restrictions will be lifted in two stages.
From Monday can cross the border of Canada or Mexico people coming for reasons considered non-essential, for example family or tourism, provided they are vaccinated.
People coming for compelling reasons - such as truck drivers - will be exempt.
From January, the vaccination obligation will apply to all visitors crossing land borders, regardless of their reason for entry.
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Massive return of the mask to school in France
For the return of the All Saints holidays, elementary school students put back the mask on Monday in 39 departments of metropolitan France where they had removed it, as well as on the island of Reunion, a government decision justified by the resurgence of the epidemic.
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End of the non-working period in Russia
Russia resumed normal life on Monday after a nationwide nonworking week decreed by authorities to stem the spread of the coronavirus, as the country continues to record tens of thousands of new contagions and more than a thousand deaths every day.
The majority of Russian regions have decided not to extend these measures and only a few, including that of Novgorod (North-West) or Tomsk (Siberia), have opted for an extension of around one week.
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RNA vaccines: risk of myocarditis and pericarditis confirmed but uncommon
Messenger RNA vaccines against Covid-19 increase the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis, but this is infrequent and does not call into question the benefit of vaccination, a large French study said on Monday.
Led by the Epi-Phare structure, which brings together the Health Insurance (Cnam) and the Medicines Agency (ANSM), this case-control study focused on people aged 12 to 50 years hospitalized in France for myocarditis or pericarditis between May 15 and August 31, or 919 cases of myocarditis and 917 cases of pericarditis.
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Myocarditis and pericarditis are inflammations of the heart.
The first affects the myocardium, the main heart muscle, and the second the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart.
As had been shown by pharmacovigilance reports, the results of the French study confirm that Pfizer and especially Moderna vaccines increase the risk of these diseases occurring within 7 days after vaccination.
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Over five million dead
The pandemic has killed more than 5,047,055 people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP on Monday at 11:00 GMT.
The United States is the country with the most deaths (754,431), ahead of Brazil (609,447) India (461,057), Mexico (289,734) and Russia (248,004).
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 which is officially established.
