The British Prime Minister admitted to having participated in a party in full confinement, Omicron "remains a dangerous virus" according to the WHO, a fourth dose for vulnerable people in Denmark ...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Thursday, January 13 on the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic around the world.
"Partygate": the apologies of Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday admitted to MPs his presence at a party in Downing Street in full confinement in 2020 and offered his “
apologies
”, without convincing the opposition which is asking for his resignation.
To read also Boris Johnson gets bogged down in the "
Partygate
"
WHO: Omicron "remains a dangerous virus"
The Omicron variant, which is spreading at a rate the world has not seen since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, "
remains a dangerous virus, especially for those who are not vaccinated
," warned the boss of the WHO on Wednesday.
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Risk of hospitalization halved with Omicron compared to Delta (study)
A large American study carried out on nearly 70,000 people who tested positive for Covid-19 showed a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization and death with the Omicron variant compared to Delta, regardless of the increasing levels of immunity in the population. .
People infected with Omicron were half the risk of being hospitalized than those with Delta, according to the work.
The risk of being placed in intensive care was reduced by about 75%, and the risk of dying by more than 90%.
Read alsoDoes the Omicron variant send "nobody" to intensive care?
United States: more and more tests in schools
The United States will increase by 10 million the monthly number of tests for Covid-19 intended for schools in order to keep them open, announced the White House, the wave of contaminations threatening to make inevitable a return to the Distance Learning.
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Tennis: 50% gauge for the public at the Australian Open
Public reception capacity at the Australian Open tennis tournament will be limited to 50% due to an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in the Melbourne region, the government of Melbourne announced on Thursday. the state of Victoria.
Read alsoFive questions to try to unravel the Djokovic imbroglio in Australia
Denmark: a 4th dose of vaccine for the most vulnerable
Hit hard by the Omicron wave, Denmark announced Wednesday to offer a fourth dose of the anti-Covid vaccine to the most vulnerable, while lifting certain restrictions in favor of an epidemic under control.
Read also The question of the 4th dose is "on the table", according to Alain Fischer
In Quebec, custody fees for an unvaccinated father temporarily lifted
In Canada, a Quebec court recently temporarily suspended the custody rights of an unvaccinated father "
opposed to health measures
".
This decision of December 23, revealed by the Quebec newspaper Le Devoir and which AFP consulted, explains that it is not in the "
best interest (of the child) to have contact with his father if he - this is not vaccinated and is opposed to health measures in the current epidemiological context
”.
Read also Could we really prosecute non-vaccinated people who transmit Covid-19?
Rwandans claiming to flee vaccination arrive on Congolese island
A hundred Rwandans have arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in recent days, claiming to flee the vaccination against Covid-19, often mandatory in their country, AFP learned on Wednesday from local sources.
Read alsoCovid-19: can vaccines increase the risk of infection?
More than 5.5 million dead
The pandemic has killed at least 5,503,347 people around the world since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP on Wednesday from official sources.
In absolute terms, the United States is the most bereaved country with 843,624 dead, followed by Brazil (620,371), India (484,655) and Russia (318,432).
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 than that officially recorded.
