Emmanuel Macron will address the French for the ninth time since the start of the Covid crisis, England establishes the vaccination obligation for caregivers, the unvaccinated will pay their medical expenses in Singapore ...
Le Figaro
makes the update this Tuesday, November 9 on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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1,140 patients in intensive care in French hospitals
The epidemic is experiencing an upsurge in France, where 49 people have died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the report from Public Health France published on Tuesday.
6851 patients are currently hospitalized, including 409 since the day before.
They were 6,865 on Monday.
1,140 patients are also treated in critical care services, including 99 admitted since Sunday.
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Macron will address the French
For the ninth time since the start of the Covid crisis, President Emmanuel Macron will solemnly address the French on Tuesday evening to promote the vaccine booster in the face of the rebound of the epidemic and discuss the priorities for the end of his five-year term.
At this stage, only 3.4 million of the 7.7 million French people eligible for a third dose have been revaccinated.
Several scenarios are considered.
The executive could notably announce the decision to make the booster dose conditional on maintaining the health pass for those over 65.
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The Constitutional Council validates the pass until the summer
The Constitutional Council censored the controversial access of school directors to the vaccination status of students, but validated the extension of the health pass until the end of July 2022, in a decision made public on Tuesday.
The Sages considered that the provisions on the school component of the bill
"health vigilance"
, adopted Friday by the Parliament, carried a
"disproportionate infringement of the right to respect for private life"
.
On the other hand, they considered that the maintenance of the pass until the summer operated
"a balanced reconciliation"
between the objective of health protection and respect for rights and freedoms.
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Olivier Véran asks clinics and liberals to "take their part" to relieve the hospital
Private clinics and liberal doctors
"must play their part"
to ensure the continuity of care
"at the end of the year" alongside the public hospital which is going through a "difficult period"
, declared Tuesday the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran.
"We are particularly attentive to the tensions on the emergency services, pediatrics and maternities",
affirmed Olivier Véran during a speech at the show of the Hospital Federation of France (FHF).
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Between the upsurge in cases of Covid-19, bronchiolitis and closed beds, the executive intends to guarantee the permanence of care, of which
"the public hospital provides a significant part"
, but of which
"the private establishments and the liberals must also take their full share ”.
The minister therefore asked the regional health agencies (ARS)
"to anticipate with the Order of Physicians the organization of (this) permanence at the end of the year"
for the liberals, as well as with private establishments , promising to
"pay particular attention to it, so that everyone is mobilized".
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England to introduce compulsory vaccination for caregivers in spring
Following the path already taken by several countries, the British government announced on Tuesday the obligation for caregivers of the public health service in England to be vaccinated against Covid-19 from April.
Those who do not work in contact with patients or cannot be vaccinated for health reasons will be exempt.
'No one'
in the NHS or in the care sector '
should be considered a scapegoat'
or
'singled out'
if not vaccinated, said health minister, emphasizing pedagogy to convince the reluctant.
Citing the latest figures, Sajid Javid said that
"90% of NHS staff have received at least two doses"
of the vaccine, although in some hospitals,
"the figure is closer to 80%".
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Singapore: the unvaccinated will pay their medical bills
Singapore will stop paying the medical costs of coronavirus patients who have refused to be vaccinated, authorities in the Southeast Asian city-state where the health system is under pressure have announced.
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Demonstration against restrictions in New Zealand
Several thousand demonstrators demonstrated in New Zealand on Tuesday against restrictions imposed to combat the spread of Covid-19, mobilizing a large police deployment in Wellington.
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Chinese city rewards citizens with information on outbreak recovery
The Chinese city of Heihe, separated from Russia by the Amur River, is offering 100,000 yuan (13,500 euros) as a reward for any information on the origin of a local upsurge in coronavirus cases.
China, where Covid-19 was first detected almost two years ago, has largely controlled the contagion with the help of radical measures: systematic screening, border closures, vaccination.
But the country has been facing sporadic outbreaks of the epidemic, especially since the end of October in its northern part.
The authorities are reacting firmly, wishing to stop the contamination as the Beijing Olympics approach in February.
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Antisemitism amplified by the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has
"rekindled"
anti-Semitic rhetoric and given rise to
"new myths and conspiracy theories blaming Jews"
for the current health crisis, according to a report from the European Fundamental Rights Agency headquartered in in Vienna, Austria, published Tuesday.
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-
Semitism: the concern of the Jews
Over five million dead
The pandemic has killed more than 5,053,909 people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP on Tuesday at 11:00 GMT.
The United States is the country with the most deaths (755,643), ahead of Brazil (609,573) India (461,389), Mexico (289,811) and Russia (249,215).
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.
