The vaccine pass validated in France, Portugal which extends health restrictions, first cases of the Omicron variant detected in Iraq ...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Thursday, January 6 on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The vaccination pass validated at first reading
After three days of tumultuous debates, fueled by controversial remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, ready to
"piss off"
the unvaccinated, the National Assembly adopted on Thursday at first reading the bill transforming the health pass into a vaccine pass.
The Minister of Health Olivier Véran indicated in the night before the Chamber that
"5% of hospitalized patients"
in France had false health passes and were not vaccinated.
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France lifts quarantine for vaccinated South Africans
Travelers arriving in France from South Africa and having a complete vaccination schedule are no longer subject to a ten-day quarantine, according to a decree published on Thursday.
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Access to post-study employment hampered by the Covid in 2020, according to INSEE
First victims of the Covid-19 crisis, young people have had more difficulty accessing a job in 2020 upon leaving their studies with the health crisis, confirms an INSEE study published on Thursday.
On average over 2020, 68.3% of young people who left initial training one to four years ago - between 2016 and 2019 - were in employment.
This is one point less than in 2019, while the employment rate has remained almost stable for people who have completed their studies for a longer time, notes the National Institute of Statistics.
The decline in the employment rate of young people leaving school was particularly notable.
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Nearly 180 cases
of Covid at Villepinte prison
The Villepinte remand center (Seine-Saint-Denis) has 179 inmates positive for the coronavirus, the largest current outbreak of Covid-19 in French prisons, several of which are affected by the new epidemic outbreak linked to the Omicron variant, the head of the establishment said Thursday.
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Novak Djokovic gets a reprieve
The world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic, threatened with deportation by Australia who refused him entry and canceled his visa, was granted a stay until Monday, a new episode in a saga that has turned to l diplomatic incident.
The Serb, who has never hidden his skepticism about the vaccination and who has obtained a medical exemption to participate in the Australian Open, has been detained by immigration services in Melbourne since his arrival on Wednesday evening.
He challenged the authorities' decision to deny him entry.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic denounced
"a political hunt".
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Portugal extends restrictions for travelers and teleworking
Even vaccinated, travelers arriving in Portugal by plane will continue to be required to test negative for Covid-19 at least until February 9, Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced on Thursday.
The obligation of teleworking, in force since the beginning of the year, has meanwhile been extended until the end of next week, added the head of the Socialist government during a press conference at the end. of a council of ministers.
From January 14, telecommuting will once again become a simple recommendation, while bars and nightclubs will be able to reopen their doors to customers who test negative.
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Green light for childhood immunization in Brazil
Brazil has given the green light to the vaccination against Covid-19 of children aged 5 to 11 in a context of a sharp increase in cases and controversy since its approval by the health authorities.
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Record of daily cases in Bolivia
Bolivia reached a new record, with more than 10,000 inhabitants infected with Covid-19 on Wednesday, or one in two positive tests.
The populated region of Santa Cruz, in the east of the country, is the epicenter of the pandemic and the mayor of the city, which has nearly two million inhabitants, is considering establishing a lockdown.
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First cases of the Omicron variant detected in Iraq
Iraq announced Thursday that it had identified the first cases of the very contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, raising fears of a
"new wave"
in a country where the vaccination of the population is sluggish and barrier gestures are largely ignored.
Five cases of Omicron were detected in a family returning from a trip to the governorate of Dohuk, in the autonomous region of Kurdistan (north), and
"a number"
of other cases in
"foreign diplomats in Baghdad"
, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said in a statement, without specifying their number or nationality.
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Panama: compulsory vaccination for civil servants
Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo on Wednesday decreed the obligation to be vaccinated against Covid-19 for all civil servants in the country.
In less than a month, the daily number of contaminations jumped from a few hundred to more than 4,300.
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Israel to lift restrictions on overseas travel
Israel will lift foreign travel restrictions for its citizens, especially to the United States, despite a significant jump in contamination linked to the highly contagious Omicron variant, authorities announced on Thursday.
"The health ministry recommends removing from the red list all countries"
to which Israelis were banned from traveling, the ministry said in a statement.
This measure, which concerns eight countries in total, will come into force at midnight, and must still be approved by the government, according to the ministry.
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Political rallies canceled in India
Campaign rallies were called off Thursday in central India amid a sudden surge in cases blamed on the Omicron variant, with the number of new infections nearly tripling in two days.
India has recorded a total of more than 90,000 new cases in the past 24 hours, Bombay, the financial capital of the country, recording a record since the start of the pandemic with 15,166 new infections in 24 hours.
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More than 5.46 million dead
The pandemic has killed at least 5,463,970 people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to an assessment established by AFP from official sources, Thursday at 11:00 GMT.
In absolute terms, the United States is the most bereaved country with 832,148 dead, followed by Brazil (619,513), India (482,876) and Russia (313,817).
The Europe region is currently the region with the most cases in the world, with 6,677,680 in the last seven days.