The health protocol unveiled from Ibiza by Jean-Michel Blanquer, the mask again compulsory in Paris and the compulsory vaccine for foreign athletes in France...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Tuesday, January 18 on the latest information related to the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19.
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New rules for the health pass from January 15: all the answers to your questions
298 dead in 24 hours, 102,144 new cases
Cases of contamination continue to decline.
102,144 new cases were detected against 278,129 the day before.
On the other hand, the total number of hospitalized patients continues to rise: 25,776 patients are currently hospitalized, including 2,815 since the day before.
3,913 patients are being treated in critical care units, including 355 since Sunday, and the positivity rate is 22.8%.
298 people have died in the past 24 hours, according to the results of Public Health France.
Jean-Michel Blanquer unveiled the health protocol from his vacation in Ibiza
The Minister of Education was on vacation in Ibiza when he unveiled to the Parisian the new - and controversial - health protocol for schools, on the eve of the start of the new school year in January, according to Mediapart, information confirmed Monday evening by the ministry which indicates that Jean-Michel Blanquer
“worked remotely”.
Read alsoSchools: Jean-Michel Blanquer unveiled the health protocol from Ibiza
The minister was "
in a private setting for 4 days of vacation
",
"whether he was at a distance or not does not change anything"
, added the ministry, recalling that ministers are authorized to go on vacation
"up to two hours by plane from Paris.
“The High Council for Public Health delivered its opinion on Sunday at 5:00 p.m., the protocol is decided within the general framework and it was then declined for schools”
, it was specified, to explain the short time. between the announcements and the start of the school year.
"If he had been there, it wouldn't have come out sooner
," the ministry said.
Wearing a mask outdoors becomes compulsory again in Île-de-France in crowded places
While the wearing of a mask outdoors in Paris had been suspended by the administrative court, a new order from the police headquarters, requires, "
in accordance with the directives received from the government
", the wearing of a mask "
in a series of circumstances and places in which the population density does not guarantee, without wearing a mask, proper respect for barrier gestures
”.
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This list therefore includes markets or garage sales, gatherings of more than ten people, places waiting for public transport (bus, tram, etc.), as well as the surroundings of stations, shopping centres, schools and universities, places of worship and more broadly in all outdoor queues.
The compulsory vaccine for foreign athletes in France
Following the expulsion from Australia of world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic, the French government clarified that the vaccination pass would not only apply to amateur and professional athletes based in France but also to foreign athletes who come for competitions.
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The Djokovic soap opera, a planetary farce
"
This position clarifies remarks made last week by Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu, who hinted that the health bubble in force during the Roland-Garros tournament would allow unvaccinated athletes from abroad to be received. Like Djokovic.
The fourth dose of “
less
” effective vaccine against Omicron
The administration of a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines makes it possible to multiply the antibodies but proves to be "
less
" effective in the fight against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, an Israeli hospital which has started one of the first clinical trials on the coronavirus said on Monday. topic.
Read alsoCovid-19: like Israel, is France heading for a fourth dose of vaccine?
Still wreaking havoc on jobs
The pandemic continues to wreak havoc on jobs around the world and a return to pre-health crisis levels could take years, the UN said on Monday.
Read alsoCovid-19: the Court of Auditors castigates the government's management of
"whatever the cost"
of Macron
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has been forced to revise its forecast for a labor market recovery sharply down this year, in particular due to the impact of the Delta and Omicron variants, which have hit the vast majority of countries hard. in the world.
JO-2022: China gives up selling tickets
Cold snap on the Beijing Winter Olympics: the organizing committee announced on Monday that it was canceling the sale of tickets to the general public due to an epidemic rebound, less than three weeks before the start of the events.
United Kingdom: increase in risky alcohol consumption
The number of Britons with alcohol consumption considered dangerous has increased sharply since the start of the pandemic, according to government figures published on Monday, raising fears of entrenched habits for a long time.
Read alsoNicolas Baverez: “
Omicron, from pandemic to endemic?
»
Canada: green light for Pfizer's anti-Covid pill
The Canadian Ministry of Health announced on Monday that it authorized the use of Pfizer's anti-Covid viral treatment, marketed under the name Paxlovid.
Read alsoCovid-19: what you need to know about Paxlovid, the Pfizer pill soon to be distributed in France
Euro-2022: six positive German players
Six German handball players tested positive in the space of 48 hours between Sunday and Monday, during Euro-2022 played in Hungary and Slovakia, the German Handball Federation announced in a press release on Monday evening.
More than 5.53 million dead
The Covid-19 pandemic has killed at least 5,537,051 people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to a report compiled by AFP from official sources on Monday at 11:00 GMT.
In absolute terms, the countries with the most deaths are the United States (851,451 deaths), Brazil (621,166), India (486,451) and Russia (321,990 deaths).
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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 officially recorded.
