Snub for the government in the National Assembly, Braun wants scientific advice
"very quickly"
on unvaccinated caregivers, Biden will
"minimize contact"
during his trip due to Covid ...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Friday July 08 on the latest information related to Covid-19.
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1184 intensive care patients in France
The pressure on French hospitals continues to increase.
19,580 patients with Covid-19 were hospitalized on Wednesday against 19,160 the day before.
Among them, 1184 were admitted to critical care services against 1158 on Tuesday.
104 deaths are also to be deplored in French hospitals this Wednesday.
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After the snub in the Assembly, Véran "confident" in the possibility of restoring the health bill to the Senate
Olivier Véran said he was
"confident"
on Wednesday in the possibility of restoring the health bill to the Senate, adopted truncated at first reading by the Assembly overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday.
"We are confident in the possibility of convincing the senators who are already convinced of the interest of such a measure
," said the government spokesman after the Council of Ministers.
The text on the Covid-19 epidemic was amputated from a key article on a possible return of the health pass at the borders, which the RN, LFI and LR opposed.
It is to be considered next week in the Senate.
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"The Republicans in the Senate may have spoken ten times in favor of this provision which was deleted yesterday by the deputies of the National Rally, of France insubordinate and a few dozen LR deputies"
, underlined the Minister Delegate.
"So I consider that the conditions are already on the table that allow senators to restore their confidence in a device that they themselves have been calling for for more than two years
," he added.
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Braun wants scientific advice 'very quickly' on unvaccinated caregivers
The Minister of Health, François Braun, announced on Wednesday the imminent referral to the High Authority for Health (HAS) and the National Council of Ethics (CCNE) on the
“thorny subject”
of caregivers not vaccinated against Covid.
“I am committed to seizing the health authorities on this particular issue in the coming days” , he indicated to the Senate during a hearing on the
“health watch and security”
bill
, specifying then that the request would be addressed to the HAS and the CCNE
“this weekend”.
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The situation of the suspended caregivers, battle horse of the oppositions - in particular of the RN and LFI - since the entry into force of the vaccination obligation in the fall of 2021, has again been invited into the debates in the National Assembly , where François Braun said last week that reinstatement was still
“not relevant”.
His predecessor Olivier Véran, now spokesperson for the government, clarified after the Council of Ministers that
“out of the entire hospital park, public and private, we are talking about 600 nurses who remain suspended, out of 240,000 employees”
, as well as
“75 doctors and pharmacists out of a total of 85,000”
and 100 nurses in retirement homes,
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China stops testing some imported products
China will stop testing for the presence of the coronavirus on certain imported products, the health ministry has announced, as the government struggles to balance prevention with fears of an economic downturn.
The Asian giant, in particular in order to preserve its elderly population, applies a strict health policy and, since 2020, has been carrying out surveys on goods arriving from abroad, the outer packaging of which is also disinfected.
The authorities have sometimes attributed the responsibility for certain epidemic resurgences in China to these imported products.
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These time-consuming tests and disinfections occasionally create bottlenecks.
Thousands of tons of tropical fruits had, for example, been stuck at the border on the Vietnamese side, the drivers waiting for authorization to enter Chinese soil.
Non-refrigerated and non-frozen products, such as coal, minerals, foodstuffs or animal feed can now enter China without being tested, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
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Invoking the Covid, Biden will “minimize contact” during his trip
The White House surprised Wednesday by announcing that because of the Covid-19, Joe Biden would
"minimize contacts"
during his trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, where he is to have a controversial meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
“It is reasonable to expect him to take extra precautions
,” his spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on the plane taking the US president to Tel Aviv, citing the rapid spread of the virus. new variants.
"We try to minimize contact as much as possible
," she added, pressed with questions about whether Joe Biden would refrain from shaking hands with his interlocutors.
"I wouldn't call it a change"
health protocols, said the spokesperson, when asked whether these measures were not in fact aimed at avoiding a potentially embarrassing handshake with the Saudi crown prince.
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