The government specifies the terms of the second booster dose for the most vulnerable, the Minister of Foreign Affairs tested positive, the last restrictive measures will be lifted in the Netherlands...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Tuesday, March 15 on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The government specifies the terms of the second booster dose for the most fragile
The second booster dose begins to be deployed in France.
This Tuesday, during a press briefing, the Ministry of Solidarity and Health provided some details on the campaign which is starting in nursing homes, long-term care units (USLD) as well as among health professionals. .
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This weekend, in an interview with Le
Parisien
, Jean Castex announced the opening “
from now on (of) the fourth dose to over 80s who have received their booster dose for more than three months, who are faced with a progressive loss of their immunity
”.
This concerns people aged 80 and over, as well as residents of nursing homes or USLDs.
This new dose must be administered three months after the injection of the first booster, with one subtlety: people who have been infected "
more than three months after the first booster
" do not need to be vaccinated again, the “
one infection = one injection
” rule
applies.
Conversely, those who were infected “
less than three months after the first booster
” should receive this fourth injection, specifies a message from the DGS sent to all health professionals on Monday.
This second reminder is simply "
recommended
", not mandatory: it "
does not fall within the framework of the health pass
".
In total, this makes around 2.5 million eligible people, including 500,000 inhabitants in Ehpad or USLD, noted the ministry.
New spike in cases in China
China on Tuesday reported 5,280 cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest tally since the very first epidemic wave in early 2020. This toll is more than double the figure announced the day before.
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China, where the coronavirus was first detected at the end of 2019, had managed to largely stem the epidemic by resorting to strict containment measures from the start of 2020, but the Omicron strain has given rise in recent months to many homes across the country.
If the Chinese figures remain modest compared to the balance sheets recorded elsewhere in the world, they are high for the country.
It has only counted around 120,000 Covid patients (not counting asymptomatic people) in all and for all since the start of the epidemic, as well as 4,636 deaths.
The last death from the coronavirus officially dates back to the beginning of 2021.
For the past few days, many cities, even entire regions, have been placed in quarantine.
According to an AFP count, nearly 30 million people are now confined to their homes, especially in the technological metropolis of Shenzhen (south), at the gates of Hong Kong.
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Jean-Yves Le Drian announces that he is positive for Covid
Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian tested positive for Covid on Tuesday morning and immediately isolated himself, he announced on Twitter while taking part in a visit to Rennes alongside Prime Minister Jean Castex .
“
I have just tested positive for Covid
,” the minister announced in a tweet, a few minutes after Jean Castex revealed the information in a speech at the Rennes prefecture.
"
In accordance with the health protocol in force, I isolate myself at the Quai d'Orsay for the time necessary and continue to work remotely
", added Jean-Yves Le Drian, 74 years old.
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The latest anti-Covid measures will be lifted in the Netherlands
The Dutch government announced on Tuesday the lifting of most of the last health restrictions from March 23, including the obligation to wear a mask on public transport and tests before events.
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The rise in infections is slowing and hospital admission rates remain low in the country, where health authorities have recorded 7.2 million positive tests since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago.
"
There are a number of things that will be relaxed from next Wednesday
," Dutch Health Minister Ernst Kuipers told a news conference.
Among these, "
wearing a mask on public transport, entry tests for an event of more than 500 people indoors and thirdly the use of a health pass to enter the Netherlands
" , he pointed out.
The government is also abandoning the advice to favor telework.
The ECHR condemns Switzerland for measures restricting freedoms
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday condemned Switzerland for "
violation of the freedom of assembly
" in the face of the measures, deemed disproportionate, to ban public demonstrations adopted in 2020 in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic. 19.
The ECHR had been seized in May 2020 by the Geneva Community of Trade Union Action (CGAS), a Swiss association which complained of having had to give up organizing a demonstration on May 1 after the adoption by the government, by an order, of measures to fight against the coronavirus in March 2020. These measures included in particular the ban on public and private demonstrations, from March 16, 2020. In the event of non-compliance with the ban, criminal sanctions were provided for, up to three years in prison.
The ban on all demonstrations was relaxed on May 30, then lifted on June 20, 2020.
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Former top adviser calls on Hong Kong leader to resign, due to new wave of cases
A former senior Hong Kong government adviser on Tuesday called on Hong Kong's leader to "
resign in shame
" over the city's coronavirus wave, joining criticism from other figures in the pro-Beijing camp.
Carrie Lam's government has been criticized for its failure to encourage older people to get vaccinated, as well as for its lack of clarity in communicating around what needs to be done to stem the spike in cases the city is currently experiencing.
“
When the situation got out of control, all (the government) knew how to do was to shirk its responsibilities by repeatedly stressing that the epidemic had exceeded
” its capacities, wrote Wong Chack-kie, a former senior pro adviser. -Beijing of the previous government of Hong Kong, in a column published Tuesday by the general public newspaper
Ming Pao
.
