The vaccine pass examined at the National Assembly, Israel launches the fourth dose for those over 60 years old, the United States authorizes the recall of Pfizer's vaccine for 12-15 year olds ...
Le Figaro
takes stock on Monday 3 January on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Vaccination pass: Olivier Véran defends a bill "in cold blood"
Faced with the "
tidal wave
" of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19, "
vertiginous
", it is a question of transforming the health pass into a vaccination pass to access leisure activities, restaurants and bars, fairs or transport interregional public, recalled the Minister of Health at the start of the debates on first reading of the bill creating the vaccine pass. "
We have a vaccine
" and by Tuesday, the French will be "
53 million to have received a first injection
", underlined the minister, for whom this shows that "
French society is not divided
". For him, it is a text of “
cold blood and responsibility
”. "
There are the distant ones
Of the vaccine and "
the indifferent
": "
we will manage to convince them
", according to him.
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Elisabeth Moreno and Richard Ferrand tested positive for Covid-19
The Minister Delegate in charge of Equality between Women and Men Elisabeth Moreno announced on Monday that she tested positive for Covid-19 and continued her duties remotely.
“Contact case, I carried out a test this morning and I have just learned that I am positive for Covid-19.
In accordance with the rules in force decreed by the government, I isolate myself now and continue to perform my functions remotely, ”
she wrote on Twitter.
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President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand also tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday and placed himself in solitary confinement, like several politicians, the presidency said in a statement.
"
Showing
mild symptoms since (Sunday) evening"
, the LREM deputy of Finistère
"immediately placed himself in isolation", it
is specified.
A president of a political group is also positive: Bertrand Pancher, boss of the Liberties and Territories deputies, reported his entourage to AFP.
Read alsoPresident of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand positive for Covid-19
Health restrictions: partial activity covered 100% for the companies concerned
The Minister of the Economy received Monday the sectors affected by the health restrictions with the Minister of Labor Élisabeth Borne and the Minister of Tourism and SMEs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
Partial activity will thus be reimbursed at 100% with no out-of-pocket costs for companies which have lost 65% of their turnover (compared to 80% previously).
All companies that are subject to health restrictions will also have access to this partial activity supported "
for example a bar that can no longer serve its customers standing, and a fortiori discotheques
", specified the Minister of Economy.
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Israel launches 4th dose for those over 60
Israel began injecting a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine into people aged 60 and over on Monday, amid a surge in contamination linked to the highly contagious Omicron variant.
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Primary and secondary schools will reopen on January 10 in the confined Netherlands
Primary and secondary schools and out-of-school care will reopen on January 10 in the Netherlands, the government announced on Monday, marking a first step towards the reopening of the country, confined for two weeks to try to stop the outbreak of the Omicron variant of the Covid -19. Students in higher education will have to take their courses online
"because of an increase in the number of infections in this age group,"
said the government. Keeping higher education institutions closed will also give
"this age group more time to receive a booster dose"
of the coronavirus vaccine, according to the government, which will reassess the situation on January 14.
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Italy: at least 45 cruise ship passengers tested positive for Covid
At least 45 cruise ship passengers were quarantined Monday in the port of Genoa and taken care of after testing positive for Covid, AFP learned from the company.
“In accordance with protocol, positive passengers and their relatives were immediately isolated in cabins with balconies and received medical treatment.
They were disembarked today in Genoa to be returned home safely ”
at the expense of the company, said the communications department of MSC.
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Storm and Covid severely disrupt American transport
The situation was to remain complicated Monday in the United States, with more than 2,000 air flights already canceled, in a country crossed since Saturday by the winter storm Frida.
The rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, with an average of almost 400,000 new infections per day, follows an
"almost vertical"
curve
, which is not currently the case with hospitalizations, said Sunday Dr Anthony Fauci, senior advisor to the White House on the health crisis.
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US clears Pfizer vaccine booster for 12-15 year olds
US health authorities on Monday authorized a booster of Pfizer's vaccine for 12-15 year olds, and reduced from six to five months the time before the injection of this third dose, for all age groups.
These decisions come at the height of the epidemic in the country, linked to the Omicron variant, and when schoolchildren are preparing to return to class after the end of the year holidays.
The US Medicines Agency (FDA) has also authorized a booster dose of Pfizer-BioNtech's vaccine for immunocompromised children between the ages of 5 and 11.
These are, for example, those who have received an organ transplant.
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President of Botswana positive for Covid
The president of Botswana, one of the first two countries with neighboring South Africa to have detected the Omicron variant, has been placed in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19, the government said in a statement on Monday.
“The president has no symptoms and is under close medical monitoring,”
he said, adding that Mokgweetsi Masisi tested positive during a routine check-up.
Vice President Slumber Tsogwane will act until further notice, the government said.
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Vaccination of 15-18 year olds in India
India started vaccination of young people aged 15 to 18 against Covid-19 on Monday, as authorities step up health measures in major cities to contain the worrying spread of Omicron.
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Covid-19: in India, residents are vaccinated while driving
Foot: Danilo positive, 5th case at PSG
Portuguese international midfielder Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Danilo Pereira tested positive for Covid-19, his club said on Monday, which has five infected players, including Lionel Messi.
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Kuwait urges citizens to avoid European countries
Kuwait called on its citizens not to travel to several European countries, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom, and to leave them if they are already there, due to increases in variant contaminations. Omicron.
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New sackings of officials in Xi'an
Two officials were sacked on Sunday by authorities in the northern Chinese city of Xi'an, where the number of coronavirus cases is down after twelve days of confinement, according to official figures released on Monday.
Last month, several dozen officials had already been sanctioned for
"insufficient rigor in the prevention and control of the epidemic"
while Beijing is due to host the Winter Olympics from February 4.
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More than 5.4 million dead
The pandemic has killed at least 5,441,446 people worldwide since December 2019, according to a report established by AFP from official sources, Monday at 12 p.m.
In absolute terms, the United States is the most bereaved country with 826,064 dead, followed by Brazil (619,133), India (481,893) and Russia (311,353).
The World Health Organization 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 officially recorded.
