Austria confines the unvaccinated, a third dose of vaccine for those over 40 in the United Kingdom, India opens up to tourism ...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Monday, November 15 on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Screw tower in France
Faced with a rebound in contamination by Covid-19, France on Monday reinstated the wearing of compulsory masks in primary school throughout its territory and strengthened its border controls with Belgium.
The number of new cases of Covid-19 has risen above 10,000 on average over the last seven days, according to official figures released on Sunday.
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Presidential majority "
does not wish
" to re-limit the unvaccinated, says Castaner
The presidential majority “
does not want
” a re-containment of French people not vaccinated against Covid-19, even if “
all the hypotheses are on the table
”, indicated the boss of LREM deputies Christophe Castaner.
"
We do not wish it, and we must do everything to prevent that we need to worsen the means of protection of the French
", said Monday the president of the LREM group to the National Assembly on France 2. "
A dozen of European countries are experiencing extremely strong tension on this subject with an epidemic resumption, and France is not immune to a new wave,
”he added.
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Could there therefore be a new confinement in France in the long term, a hypothesis that remains relevant according to government spokesman Gabriel Attal?
"
The objective, and the method we have used, is that of vaccination and booster
", underlined Christophe Castaner, specifying that "
620,000 appointments
" have been made in this direction since the last speech of Emmanuel Macron in early November.
But "
all the assumptions are on the table because we are facing a virus which surprises us and can still surprise us
", he recalled.
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Austria confines the unvaccinated
Austria is confining people who have not been vaccinated or who have not recently contracted Covid-19 as of Monday, a first in the EU which aims to stem the record number of new cases.
The two million people affected will not be allowed to leave their homes except for shopping, sports or medical treatment.
The measure applies from the age of 12.
About 65% of the population has a full vaccination schedule in Austria, a figure lower than the European average of 67% and far from countries like Spain (79%) or France (75%).
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It's very discriminatory
": demonstration in Austria after the announcement of confinement for the unvaccinated
Third dose of vaccine for over 40s in UK
Those over 40 will soon be able to receive a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in the UK, in an effort to strengthen protection for the population and avoid the reintroduction of restrictions this winter.
Experts from the JCVI, a committee advising the government on its vaccination campaign, recommended using the Pfizer / BioNtech vaccine as a priority for these injections, or otherwise, a half-dose of Moderna.
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Italy: searches for anti-vaccines calling for violence
Italian police on Monday carried out a wave of searches of anti-vaccine activists accused of using online newsgroups to call for violence against politicians and doctors supporting the health pass. These searches in 16 cities across the country targeted 17 of the most radical participants in the "
Basta Dittatura
" ("
Down with the Dictatorship
") Telegram
discussion group
, followed by tens of thousands and "
characterized by a continuing incitement to hatred and the commission of serious crimes,
”said the police in Turin (north) in a press release. "
Basta Dittatura
Was used in particular to organize demonstrations against the health pass, compulsory in all workplaces in Italy since October 15.
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In Ukraine, a new wave of Covid doubles cremations
Cremations in Kiev have "
doubled
" against the backdrop of a deadly new wave of coronavirus, the capital's crematorium spokesman told AFP. "
In summer, we had about sixty procedures on average (per day), today it is 100 to 120,
" said spokesman Andriï Yachtchenko. In October, more than 2,800 cremations took place, including 600 for people who died of Covid, he said, against 1,400 in August. AFP journalists on Monday saw two funeral processions in front of the Kiev crematorium, located in the historic Baikové cemetery near the city center.
With 442 deaths linked to the coronavirus recorded in 24 hours, this former Soviet republic with a failing public health system was among the three countries with the most new daily deaths on Monday, behind Russia (1,211) and ahead of Romania (233). ).
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Reopening of schools in the Philippines
Thousands of Filipino children are allowed to return to classrooms on Monday, for the first time since the pandemic began in March 2020, as part of a pilot project to reopen schools.
About 100 of the more than 61,000 schools have been chosen for a two-month trial, which is due to be extended in the coming weeks.
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India opens up to tourism
India has reopened its borders a little more to foreign tourists coming from countries with reciprocal agreements, after a twenty-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rajeev Mehra, president of the Indian Association of Tour Operators, however, estimates that arrivals in the first month should only represent 5% of pre-pandemic levels.
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Nearly 5.1 million deaths worldwide
The pandemic has killed at least 5,098,386 people around the world since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP.
The United States is the country with the most deaths (763,092), ahead of Brazil (611,283), India (463,655), Mexico (291,147) and Russia (256,597).
The World Health Organization (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.
