Drop in contamination, new restrictions in China, Marianne Vos positive for Covid-19...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Saturday, April 16 on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
111,583 cases in 24 hours
The decline in Covid-19 contaminations that has begun in recent days continues, according to official figures released on Saturday.
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The French public health agency recorded 111,583 cases in 24 hours, around 14,000 less than the day before and 30,100 less than a week ago.
The average number of infections over the past seven days is 120,665, compared to 134,876 a week ago.
Reflux of hospitalizations
This decline in infections is accompanied by a slight decline in hospitalizations.
There are currently 24,894 hospitalized patients, including 885 new admissions, compared to 23,474 hospitalized patients a week ago.
Of these patients, 1,630 are treated in critical care units which treat the most serious cases.
This is a little less than the day before (1652) but still more than a week ago (1543).
The disease has claimed 45 lives in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 144,122 since the outbreak began more than two years ago.
Some 54.30 million French people have received at least one dose of vaccine (80.5% of the total population) and 53.39 million are fully vaccinated (79.2% of the total population).
In addition, 40.69 million people received at least one booster dose.
Covid in China: new restrictions, tensions in Shanghai
China imposes from this Saturday restrictions for four days in Xi'an (north), at a time when the country's inflexible anti-Covid policy gave rise in Shanghai to a clash between residents and police.
China, which for two years had largely brought the Covid-19 epidemic under control on its soil, has been facing its worst outbreak of the entire pandemic since last month.
Several tens of millions of Chinese have been confined, particularly in the northeast of the country, the cradle of the automotive industry, as well as in Shanghai, the economic capital.
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The 13 million inhabitants are instructed not to leave their residence and to limit their movements.
Companies can, however, continue their activity but must favor teleworking, said the town hall.
Public places will also be temporarily closed and restaurants will no longer be able to accommodate customers, except for delivery.
On Thursday, residents of Shanghai clashed with police officers who had come to force them to give up their apartments to isolate coronavirus-positive people there, according to several videos, a sign of growing discontent with the inflexible anti-Covid policy.
Authorities are isolating people who test positive, even asymptomatic ones, by placing them in quarantine centers.
But with more than 20,000 new daily positive cases in recent days, they are struggling to keep up.
Paris-Roubaix Women: Marianne Vos positive for Covid-19 and package
Dutchwoman Marianne Vos, who tested positive for covid-19, withdrew from the second edition of Paris-Roubaix Women on Saturday morning, her Jumbo team announced before leaving Denain (Nord).
A three-time world champion, Vos finished second in the first edition of the race last October.
“
The disappointment is huge.
When I learned the result, my world collapsed
,” commented the Dutchwoman (34), who skipped the Amstel Gold Race Ladies last Sunday to better prepare for Paris-Roubaix Women.
Three years later, the Coachella music festival resumes in California
No masks, no health restrictions but flower crowns on the head and glitter makeup: the famous music festival in Coachella, California, resumed on Friday for the first time since 2019.
Brazilian Anitta caused a sensation on stage, paving the way for Snoop Dogg - who performed "
Mas Que Nada
" with her - and Saweetie and above all, the highly anticipated Harry Styles.
