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The situation continues to deteriorate in the European Union faced with an epidemic outbreak. In France, 7,050 people are hospitalized, including 1,202 in intensive care due to a Covid-19 infection.

0By Le ParisienNovember 13, 2021 at 7:51 a.m., modified on November 13, 2021 at 6:56 p.m.

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Relive the events of this Saturday, November 13:

6:55 p.m. This is the end of this live. Thanks for following. See you tomorrow morning on Le Parisien to follow the news of Covid-19 and its consequences in France and around the world.

6:45 p.m. In Latvia, non-vaccinated MPs are deprived of their salary and the right to vote. Latvia's parliament voted on Friday to bar lawmakers who refuse to get vaccinated from voting and participating in discussions. Their salaries will also be suspended. Nine deputies would be affected by this measure, supported by 62 of the 100 legislators. It will take effect on Monday and will last until mid-2022. Latvia, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the European Union, was the first European country to reimpose strict anti-Covid measures.

6:30 p.m. Chinese authorities are killing the pets of Covid carriers without their consent , reports the South China Morning Post. According to this Hong Kong English-language media, some people would have discovered, on returning home, that their pets had been killed while they were in quarantine or in care.

6:10 p.m. 7,050 people are hospitalized due to a Covid-19 infection, compared to 7,046 the day before and 6,667 a week ago, according to data from Public Health France. Hospitals recorded 234 new admissions in 24 hours. In addition, 1,202 people are cared for in critical care services. Finally, 20 people have died of Covid-19 in hospital in the last 24 hours. A total of 118,141 people have died from Covid-19 in France since the start of the epidemic.

5:55 p.m. The UK government will allow people to receive their booster dose five months after the second dose , one month earlier than current policy. This measure aims to prevent public hospitals from being overwhelmed this winter.

5:40 p.m. New record number of deaths in Russia , with 1,241 Covid deaths in the past 24 hours. There were 39,256 new cases of coronavirus recorded during the same period. This peak comes a few days after the Russians return to work. The authorities had indeed decided to impose a non-working week in the hope of curbing the epidemic.

5:20 p.m. "It's a waste": between sadness and weariness, caregivers facing the epidemic of unvaccinated. The unvaccinated are overrepresented among Covid patients in hospital. If a small part of these patients show hostility, most arrive full of fear, even shame, tell us caregivers. Read a collection of testimonials here.

5:05 p.m. In Vienna, children aged 5 to 11 will be able to start getting vaccinated next week as part of a pilot project. The European Medicines Agency, which regulates the approval of vaccines within the European Union, has not yet given the green light for the vaccination of children under 12, although it is evaluating the Pfizer vaccine. for this age group since last month.

4:50 p.m. In England, 25 children died from Covid in the first year of the pandemic , according to a study published this week in Nature Medicine. Of the 3,105 miners who died during this period, 61 tested positive for Sars-CoV-2. Among them, 22 succumbed to the disease, while three died from “paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporarily associated with Sars-CoV-2”.

4:35 p.m. Three snow leopards died of Covid-19 in a zoo in Nebraska (United States), according to local media. Lincoln Zoo announced a month ago that two Sumatran tigers and three snow leopards showing signs of infection had tested positive for coronavirus. The tigers have since recovered, after treatment with steroids and antibiotics, to prevent secondary infection, KOLN 10/11 NOW reported. Unfortunately, the snow leopards did not survive despite being cared for "relentlessly" by veterinarians, the zoo said in a press release.

4:20 p.m. Protests in New Zealand against restrictions. Thousands of people gathered in Christchurch on Saturday to protest the government's current health measures. Other protests have strewn across the country this week, including one outside parliament in the capital, Wellington, last Tuesday.

4:05 p.m. Greece tightens the screw. Greek authorities have once again tightened restrictions on the number of people who can enter supermarkets, just weeks after easing the measure. From Saturday, supermarkets will only be allowed to accept one person per 9m², after the rule was relaxed on October 25 which allowed one customer per 2m², according to the Kathimerini newspaper.

3:50 p.m. California has become the latest US state to make booster doses of the vaccine available to all adults , despite a call from federal health officials to limit their distribution to those most at risk. It follows Colorado and New Mexico, which have one of the highest contamination rates in the United States. California, the nation's most populous state, has now joined them in the "high" level of transmission, according to recent figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3:35 p.m. Demonstrations in the Netherlands against the new restrictions. Police fired water cannons at hundreds of protesters in The Hague on Friday night who gathered outside the Ministry of Justice and Security during Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's press conference announcing the new restrictions to stem the epidemic. About 200 protesters threw rocks and fireworks at riot police and erected barricades, according to AFP.

From Saturday, bars, restaurants, cafes and supermarkets will have to close at 8 p.m. for the next three weeks, while shops classified as non-essential will have to close at 6 p.m.

3:20 p.m. Boris Johnson urges the most fragile to do their booster dose. Britain's Prime Minister has urged the elderly and vulnerable to get a coronavirus shot to avoid a surge in Covid cases, as he warned of 'storm clouds' forming over parts of the EU Europe. According to a government scientific adviser, “a catastrophic winter surge is unlikely in the UK”, as the country is in “a rather different situation” from other European nations.

3:05 p.m. Germany mobilizes 12,000 soldiers as reinforcements. The country is preparing to bring in the army to help the overwhelmed health services. Der Spiegel newspaper reports that 12,000 soldiers will be mobilized by Christmas. Among their missions will be vaccination reminders and Covid tests to be carried out in retirement homes and hospitals. So far, 630 soldiers have been deployed, according to the newspaper.

2:45 p.m. The spread of Covid-19 in white-tailed deer is starting to cause concern. According to an American study from the University of Pennsylvania taken up in Echoes, more than 80% of deer, tested between December 2020 and January 2021 in the state of Iowa, in the United States, are found to be positive for the virus. Scientists who did not expect such a high proportion compared to previous studies. They fear that this species could become a reservoir for the virus. These deer are also numerous in many countries such as Finland, the former Czechoslovakia or even New Zealand. Scientists therefore advocate the greatest vigilance and to anticipate the appearance of variants as much as possible.

2:20 p.m. African countries have acquired more than 357 million doses of vaccines. Some 53 African countries have acquired around 357.9 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines since the sera appeared. According to the Africa CDC, some 204.3 million doses of the vaccine have been administered. Only 6.06% of the African population have been fully immunized.

2:05 p.m. No world tour for singer Adèle. Due to the pandemic, the singer, who is releasing a new album on November 19, has announced that she will not be doing a world tour. "It's too unpredictable, with all the regulations," she told Rolling Stone, adding, "I don't want people coming to me scared. And I don't want to catch the Covid either."

1:47 p.m. Vaccines delivered by drone. India's National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) delivered vaccines using an Octacopter drone to a health center on the outskirts of the city of Bangalore on Saturday. The Octacopter safely delivered 50 vials of Covid-19 vaccines and syringes in a special container to Haragadde.

1:35 p.m. In Japan, one=four. A survey of more than 23,000 people in Tokyo by researchers at the Metropolitan Institute of Medical Sciences shows that four times as many people are likely to have been infected with the coronavirus last March than the figures suggested. officials. With a seroprevalence of 3.4%, this means that 470,778 people, out of a total population of around 14 million, had been infected with the virus. The study was peer reviewed.

1:25 p.m. Four US states want a 3rd dose for everyone. While Pfizer has applied to the Federal Drug Administration for recall clearance for all adults, four states have decided so: Colorado, New Mexico, California and West Virginia. All residents over the age of 18 are affected.

1:10 p.m. In India, contaminations still falling. In the past 24 hours, the Indian authorities have identified 10,126 new coronavirus contaminations, a level that has been falling for 266 days. 332 people died

12 hours. France is tightening the conditions of access to its territory for non-vaccinated Belgians. From now on, unvaccinated Belgians who wish to travel to France will now have to present a PCR or antigen test dating back less than 24 hours. This obligation does not concern travel by road transport professionals in the exercise of their activity.

11:35 a.m. Vietnam welcomes its first foreign tourists in 20 months. The first foreign tourists arrived in Vietnam this Saturday after twenty months of border closures due to a pandemic. Two charter flights from Seoul and Tokyo have landed bringing more than 400 fully vaccinated South Korean and Japanese tourists to the southern resort town of Nha Trang, known for its beaches, golf courses, dive sites and hotels luxury. Vietnam, which is desperately seeking to revive its economy ravaged by months of confinement, will also reopen the tourist island of Phu Quoc on November 20 to foreign visitors. To enter Vietnam, it is necessary to present a vaccination certificate and a negative Covid-19 test carried out before departure.

11:15 a.m. Merkel calls for a "national effort". “I am very concerned about the situation. We are facing difficult weeks. We need a national effort to break the heavy autumn and winter wave of the pandemic,” said the outgoing Chancellor in her weekly podcast. And to add: “If we stick together, if we think about our own protection and taking care of others, we can save our country a lot this winter.” Angela Merkel also invited the refractory to "reflect" and to be vaccinated while Germany has not established this obligation. About 67.5% of the population has received two doses of the vaccine in the country, far from the targeted 75%.

10:40 a.m. Ban on unvaccinated MPs in parliament in Latvia. Parliamentarians who refuse to be vaccinated will no longer have access to parliament and salaries will be suspended. The text was adopted by 62 deputies out of the 110. Its aim is to encourage the population to go get vaccinated while the country has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Europe. According to state television, nine deputies refuse to be vaccinated.

10:10 a.m. The Ice Cube will only open at 20% capacity during the Beijing Olympics. A major facility for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will have its spectator capacity limited to a fifth of its total capacity due to fears of the spread of Covid-19. The National Aquatics Center in Beijing, which is to host the curling events, will not accommodate “no more than 1,000 people”. This center was built to host the swimming events during the 2008 summer games, the National Aquatics Center was nicknamed the “Water Cube” due to its original shape. After its adaptation to host the winter games, its nickname became "Ice Cube". All staff in the room will have received reminders of the Covid-19 vaccine, and sufficient staff are planned to "replace anyone who has a problem linked to the epidemic", added the organization.

9:30 a.m. 57 new cases in China. According to the National Health Commission, these cases were particularly located in several regions, including one in Beijing. No deaths have been recorded.

9:25 a.m. More than 10,000 contaminations on average per day in Belgium. Between November 3 and November 9, an average of 10,081 people were infected with Covid-19 every day, according to figures from the Sciensano Public Health Institute. This is an increase of 39% compared to the previous week.

8:50 a.m. A teacher suspended in the Oise. A teacher in a college in Oise has just been suspended for refusing to wear the mask which she considers "harmful for learning language". This, according to 20 Minutes, decided to drop the mask on November 8. This gesture earned him to be immediately suspended from his duties by the National Education. “The teaching profession must be recognized as a profession exempt from masks, in the same way as TV presenters or lawyers, for example”, she pleads. The risk she denounces is scientifically recognized: the mask greatly complicates learning in children. According to her, alternative solutions exist. “We can put the students at a distance, ventilate the classes… She assures us that she wants to go through with her approach even if she risks being expelled from the public service after a disciplinary council.

8:35 a.m. The airline Lufthansa manages to repay all aid granted during the pandemic. While Air France has still not reimbursed the state aid received during the pandemic, the German group has announced that it has reimbursed all the sums paid to it by the Federal State of Germany to enable it to overcome the collapse. air transport in 2020, i.e. a total of nearly 3.5 billion euros. To achieve this, the company has relied on several corporate bond issues since the end of 2020 for a total of around 8 billion euros.

8:15 a.m. WHO calls on countries affected by a new wave to take rapid action. The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries with rising numbers of coronavirus cases to step up their restrictive measures to tackle the outbreak soon. “The earlier actions can be implemented, the less action there is potentially to take,” WHO expert Maria van Kerkhove said in Geneva. The measures cited include the widespread use of masks, distancing, ensuring that indoor spaces are well ventilated, avoiding gatherings in small spaces and working from home when possible.

7:55 a.m. Opponents of compulsory vaccination compare the government of Victoria in Australia to the Nazis. Thousands of people gathered peacefully in Melbourne to protest against the vaccination requirement, even as some protesters on placards compared the Victorian government to the Nazis and called for the use of violence against politicians, according to local media.

7:35 a.m. Towards a reduction in customs duties on Covid vaccines in the Asia-Pacific region. Leaders of countries in the Asia-Pacific region meeting in a virtual summit agreed to reduce tariffs on Covid-19 vaccines, but failed to achieve significant progress on climate change.

7:25 a.m. Restrictions in Greenland to counter the new wave. The authorities of Greenland have announced the implementation of restrictions in Nuuk, the capital of this Danish autonomous territory, in order to counter the sharp rise in the number of cases of Covid-19. “Events, activities or the like can have a maximum of 20 participants (…) both indoors and outdoors, with the exception of shops,” said the health authorities. In addition, people leaving Nuuk, where more than a third of the 56,000 inhabitants of the immense Arctic island reside, to go to other places in the territory must be vaccinated and present a test within 48 hours, they said. . These measures are initially valid from November 13 to 26.

7:15 a.m. False Covid alert before the Ireland - New Zealand rugby match. A false positive test for Covid-19 gave the Irish XV a scare on the eve of its test match against the All Blacks, two players having had to avoid training as a precaution. "The player in question and a close contact were immediately isolated from the rest of the squad when the issue arose and the entire squad and management underwent antigen and PCR testing," the Irish Football Federation (IRFU) said in a statement. a statement. Except that “the individual who produced a positive test then took two PCR tests in two different laboratories, which both turned out to be negative”, continues the IRFU. The two players concerned, whose identity has not been revealed, can therefore be aligned this Saturday against New Zealand.

7:10 a.m. Pfizer seeks authorization for its vaccine for 5-11 year olds in Brazil. The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has asked the Brazilian health surveillance agency (Anvisa) to authorize the use of its vaccine against Covid-19 in children aged 5 to 11. The application for authorization provides that the dosage of the vaccine “will be adapted and lower than that used for 12 years and over” and will be distributed in different vials. Pfizer said that according to a "preliminary analysis", "a two-dose, 10-microgram schedule of vaccine has been shown to be safe and capable of generating a high level of antibodies" in this age group. The Brazilian health regulator now has 30 days to study the request from Pfizer, whose vaccine has already been authorized for 5-11 year olds in the United States since November 2.

7:05 a.m. American justice maintains the suspension of the vaccination obligation wanted by Biden in companies. The three judges of the New Orleans Court of Appeals notably declared that the vaccination obligation “greatly exceeds” the authority of the administration. This decision comes after a similar judgment, delivered last week, which suspended this measure. Even if it is only a suspension at this point, it remains a serious test for Democratic President Joe Biden, who had just scored his first major legislative victory with the passage in Congress. of its infrastructure investment plan.

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