Covid-19. France exceeds 500,000 vaccinated, Germany tightens the screw: the thread of the day

-The increase continues in intensive care. The number of French people hospitalized because of Covid-19 amounts to 25,567, or 52 less than the day before, and that of patients in intensive care stands at 2,839 (+26), according to the report published on Tuesday. evening by Public Health France. The country also recorded 23,608 new cases of contamination in 24 hours and 656 additional deaths, including 369 in hospitals.

-The bar of 500,000 people vaccinated crossed. Reserved until now for certain priority groups, including residents of nursing homes or caregivers over 50, vaccination against the coronavirus is now accessible to everyone aged 75 and over and to 800,000 people with “high risk ". This Tuesday evening, 585,664 had been vaccinated.

-In Germany, Angela Merkel tightens the screw again. Compulsory medical masks in transport, schools which remain closed, teleworking: the German authorities have tightened and extended their anti-Covid arsenal until mid-February in the face of fear of the spread of new variants.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The assessment of the epidemic in France this Tuesday France recorded 23,608 new cases of contamination by the coronavirus in 24 hours and 656 additional deaths, including 369 in hospitals, show the figures published this evening by Public Health France. The number of patients hospitalized for a Covid-19 infection amounted to 25,567, or 52 less than the day before, and that of patients in intensive care stood at 2,839 (+26).

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

11:01 p.m. It's 11 p.m., this live is coming to an end. Thanks for following. A new direct dedicated to the coronavirus will be open tomorrow morning around 7 a.m. In the meantime, the information does not stop on our site, which will be updated over the night. Parliamentarians are in favor of it. Prime Minister Jean Castex considers the debate premature. Its Minister of Health Olivier Véran believes that the question will arise one day. We take stock of this issue in the article below: Covid-19. Travel, cinema, public transport… Is a vaccine passport possible? 9:57 p.m. Germany is tightening and extending its restriction measures until February 14 Schools and non-essential businesses will remain closed until this date, Angela Merkel announced this evening. The medical mask will also now be compulsory in transport and shops. New measures have been decided such as the obligation for employers to favor teleworking until at least March 15. 9:43 p.m. Quebec wants to ban "non-essential" travel abroad Quebec Prime Minister François Legault called today Today the Canadian federal government of Justin Trudeau to ban all "non-essential" travel abroad to limit the risk of spreading the coronavirus, "at least until vulnerable people are all vaccinated". Non-essential travel is currently only advised against by the federal government, which has jurisdiction in the matter. All travelers returning from overseas must present a negative test and observe a two-week quarantine."I still do not understand that a person decides to go to Punta Cana or Cancun in an all-inclusive with the situation that we live in Quebec, to risk bringing the virus back here and end up clogging our hospitals”, explained François Legault during a press conference. Quebec is one of the two Canadian provinces most affected by the coronavirus epidemic, along with Ontario. 9:26 p.m. of inhabitants, indicated the Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein, whose country has undertaken to share its data on the effects of this immunization with the giant Pfizer in return for the rapid delivery of vaccines. Despite this campaign, which has made it possible to vaccinate a quarter of the country's population, Israel has recorded just over 10,000 cases of contamination in the past 24 hours, a daily record. Faced with the increase in infections, the cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thus decided to extend until January 31 the confinement, the third since the start of the pandemic, decreed at the end of December and which was to end Thursday initially. 9:11 p.m. Lyonnais was sentenced today to a fine of 4,000 euros, half suspended, by the criminal court. He will also have to pay 3,000 euros in damages to the council of the National Order of the profession. The prosecution had requested a three-month suspended prison sentence. The defendant, whose pharmacy is located in downtown Lyon, faced six months' imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 euros for the recent offense of "violation of a requisition decree by the sale of protective masks ". He sold more than hundreds of masks for a total of 3,068 euros to 47 customers, at prices sometimes higher than market prices, for a total margin of 1,030 euros, despite government requisitions during confinement against to the shortage of these protections.8:57 p.m.

YOUR QUESTIONS Hello Anna, thank you for your question. According to information from the French Federation of Allergology that we were able to collect, to the question “I suffer from a respiratory, skin, food and/or drug allergy: can I get vaccinated?”. The answer is yes. “The only contraindication to anti-COVID vaccination with the vaccines marketed by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna is a history of immediate allergy to PEG (polyethylene glycol). As for Polysorbates, they are found only in the AstraZeneca vaccine. I can therefore get vaccinated in all other situations”, explains the Federation. However, we invite you to talk about it with your doctor or your allergist, practitioners who know your medical file. 8:54 p.m. according to the benchmark report from Johns Hopkins University, shared this evening, on the eve of Joe Biden's inauguration. The future president has made the fight against the pandemic one of his priorities at the start of his term. The United States is, according to official reports, by far the most bereaved nation in absolute value, but certain other countries record more deaths in proportion to their population, such as Italy, the United Kingdom or Belgium. the progress of the vaccination campaign in FranceOn its website, the Ministry of Health shared the vaccination figures region by region. New Aquitaine, Normandy and Burgundy are the most advanced: 8:12 p.m. France crosses the bar of 500,000 people vaccinated This is a figure now very scrutinized also every evening: the daily results of the vaccination campaign have fallen. More than 100,000 people received a dose today according to health authorities. This brings the total of French men and women vaccinated to 585,664. It will be necessary to further accelerate the daily pace to meet the objective of one million vaccinated by the end of the month, notes a journalist from Le Parisien on Twitter: 7:22 p.m. Mayors ask the State for “real-time” information on vaccine stocks “In order to guarantee the success of vaccination, strengthen the climate of trust and avoid misunderstanding among citizens, the AMF calls for greater transparency on the part of the State on the vaccination strategy", indicated the association of mayors of France in a press release this evening. She asks that the State deliver "information to mayors in real time on the stocks and supply schedules of the vaccines available in the vaccination centers". 7:04 p.m. YOUR QUESTIONS Hello Michel, thank you for your question. Many of you ask us about the new vaccination schedule, and especially the period during which the under 75s will be vaccinated. According to the elements communicated on the public service site, “vaccination will be extended from February 2021 (according to the effective calendar of marketing authorizations and deliveries of vaccines from Moderna and AstraZeneca) to people aged 65 at 74 years old”. If everything goes according to plan, you will therefore be able to be vaccinated from next month. Health Stella Kyriakides at a press conference today as the slow start of these campaigns in the 27 compared to the UK, US and Israel among others was criticized. “We also propose that by the summer, member states have vaccinated 70% of adults,” added Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas before a European summit on Thursday evening. He then clarified that it was necessary to understand by "August 31". He said he was confident that "at the end of the first quarter", Europeans will be able to have an "impressive quantity of doses " of vaccines, thanks to the expected increase in deliveries and future new authorizations. 6:39 p.m. Morocco extends its curfew for two weeks a month. This curfew in effect from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. throughout the country is reinforced by the ban on parties, gatherings and the closing of restaurants and shops at 8 p.m. These measures aim to respond to "the evolution of the epidemiological situation at the global level and the appearance of new variants of the virus in neighboring countries", according to the press release from the Moroccan executive. in the school canteen Unveiled yesterday, the new health protocol specific to catering in schools "integrates the changes made necessary by [the] epidemic context in January 2021. The measures must be implemented no later than January 25". Among the developments: the mask, which must be worn when traveling in schools, colleges and high schools, is now compulsory even when the students are “sitting, as long as they do not consume a dish or a drink”. More details in this article. While variants of the coronavirus are proving to be more contagious and homemade masks are having a bad time, should we succumb to this trend? We asked a medical officer of health. She answers in the article below: Covid-19. Wearing two masks, does it protect better? 6:11 p.m. YOUR QUESTIONS Hello Gérard, thank you for your question. You are over 75, so you have a high priority for getting vaccinated now. However, being diabetic does not make you more of a priority, no information has been given in this regard. 6:05 p.m. , in Lanvollon. The establishment will be closed from Wednesday January 20 to Wednesday January 27, according to the decree issued by the prefect. the start of the pandemic that has killed a total of more than 91,000 people in the country, the oil public health service announced today. The number of cases identified in 24 hours stood at 33,355, Public Health England said on Twitter, bringing the total of people who tested positive in the country to more than 3.4million. 5:25 p.m. "There is no desire to keep students at a distance", explains the Minister of Higher EducationYoung people "are not sacrificed", insisted Frédérique Vidal, this afternoon, during questions to the government at the Assembly, in particular by reading certain support measures. "No, everything is not going well, yes we have to bring our students back, yes face-to-face is essential. But we are in an unprecedented health crisis and we are providing responses that allow us to guarantee the safety of all our fellow citizens. ", she added. "You need to hear that our students are in immense distress. Day by day, the difficulties are increasing for our young people and their families", had challenged her just before the deputy LR Anne-Laure Blin, calling for the reopening of universities. 5:03 p.m. The president of the PACA region is campaigning for self-testing “All over the world, in Israel, the United States, China, we have a real strategy that allows you to self-test at home, in the street and in public places. It is the fundamental future to have this capacity to reopen "the places closed because of the pandemic, estimated Renaud Muselier during his wishes to the press, today. He assured to have spent a specific market for the purchase of half a million saliva self-tests which is blocked, according to him, for lack of a favorable opinion from the High Authority for Health. "I am putting pressure on the health authorities of our country to 'they come out of their dogma (...). We must speed up on care, on self-tests, on authorizations which are always slowed down, "he insisted. 4:56 p.m. Is your mask good for the service “Faced with variants of the coronavirus, the High Council for Public Health has just recommended that certain masks should no longer be used. Homemade masks are in particular not recommended, others in fabric too. These new recommendations are clarified in the article below: Covid-19. In fabric, homemade… Is your mask good to throw in the trash? 4:40 p.m. Mauricette received her second dose Do you remember her? Mauricette, 78, is the first French vaccinated to have received the vaccine. It was the René-Muret hospital in Sevran, in Seine-Saint-Denis, on December 27 (photo). This former housekeeper received her second dose today, the Ministry of Health said. 4:33 p.m. Fewer operations had to be deprogrammed during the second confinement “during the second confinement according to provisional figures, against a drop of 70% – or two million deprogrammed acts – during the first, said today the president of the Fédération hospitalière de France (FHF), Frédéric Valletoux. These data, from feedback from 85% of public hospitals, must be specified in the coming weeks. More details in this article. 4:15 p.m. Jean Castex maintains the objective of one million vaccinated by the end of the month at the end of January, more than a million of our fellow citizens will be vaccinated", despite delivery delays and logistics criticized by the opposition. “We have vaccinated 480,000 of our fellow citizens to date,” said Jean Castex, in response to an inquiry from the president of the PS group, Valérie Rabault. “As we had expected, the increase in load will accelerate, up to 430,000 people” this week, continued the head of government, under the boos of the right, to cries of “Give back the vaccines!” “Stop panicking!”, replied the Prime Minister, who assured that production capacities “are at full capacity” and that France was delivered “at the same rate as the other” countries. 4:05 p.m. YOUR QUESTIONS

Hello Julian, thank you for your question. Indeed, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran announced Thursday January 14 that up to one million children and teachers will soon be able to be tested each month. “We have set up a protocol which aims to screen up to a million children and teachers per month, which is enormous. By going down the screening until the age of 6, wherever it makes sense, ”said the minister during a trip to Metz. No worries for you, the test will be subject to parental authorization, as explained by the Ministry of National Education, on its site. “When the health authorities decide, tests can also be offered to students from the age of 6 after parental authorization, in particular as part of the strategy for controlling the circulation of SARS-Covid2 variants”.

3:54 p.m. A student party at 27 in a 40 m2 apartment in Reims The Reims national police intervened around 3:30 a.m. last night in a small 40 m2 apartment following a complaint from neighbors for nocturnal noise. Twenty-seven students were arrested while taking part in a party in defiance of health rules, said the Reims prosecutor's office, confirming information from the daily L'Union. "The tenant was placed in police custody for endangering the lives of others," said Reims prosecutor Matthieu Bourrette and "most of the other students were fined for public drunkenness". 3:37 p.m. Russia announces a second 100% effective vaccine The EpiVacCorona vaccine candidate, the second licensed in Russia, has been shown to be 100% effective in the first phase of clinical trials, the Russian consumer protection authority told local press today. Rospotrebnadzor. The phase I and II studies tested the safety, side effects and immunogenicity of the vaccine in 100 people between the ages of 18 and 60, according to the public trial registry. The larger phase III trial typically involves thousands of participants and includes a group that received a placebo. 3:31 p.m. Five people have died in France after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. announced it to franceinfo today. Three deaths were recorded in the Nancy region, one in the Tours region and one in the Montpellier region. These five people were all over the age of 75 and suffered from comorbidities, according to the Ministry of Health. Their death is "possibly caused by serious adverse reactions linked to the vaccine", reports franceinfo. In total, 139 reports of serious or unexpected adverse effects have been recorded in France since the start of the vaccination campaign, it is specified from the same source. 3:19 p.m. the eleventh oldest person in France, received a dose of the vaccine in the nursing home where she lives, reports the newspaper La Dépêche du Midi today. 2:57 p.m. YOUR QUESTIONS Hello Jean-Paul, thank you for your question. You can make an appointment on santé.fr, by calling the vaccination center closest to your home directly or by calling 0 800 009 110 directly. You will then be redirected to the center near your home. All the details on how to follow in our article ⤵️Covid-19. How to make an appointment to get vaccinated? 2:46 p.m. Paris. The Regional Conservatory closes because of 35 positive cases of coronavirus among the studentsAn epidemic outbreak of coronavirus has been discovered within the Conservatory with regional influence, located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The establishment has not welcomed any students since Monday, January 11, while the health authorities are closely monitoring the situation in a college where students from the conservatory are educated. weeks Friday, January 15, the town hall of Comines (North) decided to abolish for at least two weeks the school catering service which welcomes 800 kindergarten and primary school pupils, public and private alike, every lunchtime. This decision aims to limit the spread of Covid-19 and in particular of its variants which are causing concern. Covid-19. The mayor of Comines closes the school canteen for at least two weeks, 800 pupils concerned2:27 p.m. In England, 1 in 8 people have had Covid-19 One in eight people in England had been infected with the new coronavirus in December, marking a sharp increase by compared to the previous month (1 in 11) against the backdrop of the spread of a new highly contagious variant, according to an official study published on Tuesday. One in 10 people in Wales, one in 13 in Northern Ireland and one in 11 in Scotland had caught the virus around the same time, according to the Office for National Statistics, the ONS. The latter is based on antibody tests carried out randomly in the population and therefore also make it possible to identify asymptomatic people, and not only those who test positive. 2:22 p.m. Nantes-Erdre festive hall has opened. The site is vast, the organization already well established, the staff at the top, but it lacks vaccines… ➡️ Read our report 2:15 p.m.An update on the pandemic The pandemic has killed more than 2,041,289 people worldwide and more than 95,476,360 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed, according to a report established by AFP from official sources Tuesday at 11:00 GMT. The United States is the most affected country with more than 399,000 deaths, followed by Brazil (210,299 dead), India (152,556 dead), Mexico (141,248), and the United Kingdom (89,860). "Before I played cards, I danced": since the Covid-19, Yvette, 86, struggles "With this damn virus, that's a lot! “Yvette Cortès, “soon to be 87 years old”, continues the galleys, in the health context. “What miseries. I ended the year in disaster,” confides the grandmother, who moved into rental accommodation in the center of Saint-Maixent-l’Ecole at the end of December. more than ten years, I spent my time in a dozen clubs for seniors. I played cards, pétanque, I went dancing at the ball on Sundays in Saint-Maixent… I had friends. Every day, I was gone, ”says the octogenarian. Read his testimony ⬇️ TEMOIGNAGE. "Before I played cards, I danced": since the Covid-19, Yvette, 86, struggles | Courrier de l'Ouest 2:00 p.m. Students called for a day of mobilization on WednesdaySeveral youth organizations are calling for a day of mobilization on Wednesday to "defend the living and study conditions" of students when no date for the resumption of classes for all is still advanced. Tired, isolated, in distress... The students called upon to make themselves heard this Wednesday, January 201:57 p.m. In Angers, culture manifests Culture has been toasting since the start of the coronavirus crisis in March 2020. comedians, artists or even technicians demonstrate, this Tuesday, January 19, on the Place du Ralliement in Angers (Maine-et-Loire). Covid-19. "The sacrificed culture": in Angers, they demonstrate to defend their jobs1:50 p.m. "Second line" workers: Laurent Berger calls for "concrete solutions"Laurent Berger, the secretary general of the CFDT, called on Tuesday for "concrete solutions" for workers so-called “second line”, its confederation proposing a renegotiation of their salary scales or even complementary health insurance paid for by the employer. “Without these “second line” workers – this is not the best denomination – our society would have collapsed” during this health crisis, he declared during a press conference, recalling that it was often women, working staggered hours, on partial unemployment, suffered. At the beginning of November, the Minister of Labour, Elisabeth Borne, announced the setting up of a mission on these workers, which should end at 1:43 p.m. YOUR QUESTIONS Hello Jacky, thank you for your question. Well if you want to walk you will have to wear your mask, since it is mandatory. If you don't wear it, you can be fined. “Failure to comply with the obligation to wear the mask is punishable by a fine of 135 €. The prefect and the mayor can also impose the wearing of a mask in public places located outside (street, market, tourist area, city center, ...)”, explains the site service-public.fr.13h28 Le British health minister in quarantine Matt Hancock, the British health minister came into contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus. He announced on Twitter that he had placed himself in quarantine at his home. 1:13 p.m. Rugby: several French U20s positive for Covid-19 during an internship in Portugal at Covid-19 during an internship in Faro (Portugal), we learned from the FFR on Tuesday, confirming information from RMC Sport. Les Bleuets, who started their internship on January 12, were “all negative during the first three waves of tests" but "during a fourth series of tests, before their return to the club, several players were positive", explained to AFP the press service of the FFR. were taken by storm As everywhere in France, the centers for being vaccinated against Covid-19 were taken by storm in Brittany. Most of the available slots are full until Sunday February 14. New appointments will open as new doses of vaccines are delivered to these centers. Nearly 22,000 people have already received a first injection in Brittany, indicates the ARS this Tuesday, January 19. Vaccination in Brittany. Most centers sold out until 12:57 p.m. Feb. 14 Home lending plummeted in 2020, despite still favorable terms

There are fewer and fewer young people and more modest borrowers, because the banks are asking for a lot more personal contribution than before, due to the health crisis.

Home loans fell in 2020, despite still favorable conditions 12:56 p.m. Do you have a question about vaccination? The answers are available on the website of the Ministry of Health ⤵️ 12:50 p.m. “Almost all industrial masks” remain valid, assures Olivier Véran

The Minister of Health Olivier Véran returned on Tuesday to the new recommendations of the High Council for Public Health concerning masks. It ensures that industrial fabric masks remain valid. The problem is with masks made at home.

Covid-19. “Almost all industrial masks” remain valid, assures Olivier Véran 12 p.m. 4573 experts call on the French to “boost” vitamin D to reduce infection of Angers, call for supplementing the entire French population with vitamin D to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic. This vitamin could reduce the risk of serious forms of the disease, and the number of passages in intensive care and death. ➡️ More information in this article 12:41 p.m. YOUR QUESTIONS Hello Colette, thank you for your question. Many of you ask us about the second injection of the vaccine. So do you have to make an appointment for the two injections during your first contact or is the second appointment made on the day of the first injection with the healthcare professional who performs the vaccination? “Currently, on the appointment platforms, the second appointment is taken automatically when the 1st appointment is fixed”, replied the Ministry of Health. the openingThe appeal trial of the former Secretary of State Georges Tron, acquitted at first instance of the charges of rape and sexual assault on two ex-collaborators, was suspended from its start on Tuesday at the Paris assizes, the main accused being a contact case. As soon as the debates opened, the 63-year-old elected official declared at the bar that he had been in contact on Friday with one of his assistants from the town hall of Draveil (Essonne), who has since tested positive for Covid-19. In addition, two other employees of his municipal team informed him on Tuesday that they had also contracted the new coronavirus.

According to Jean-Daniel Lelièvre, vaccine expert from the Haute Autorité de Santé, further confinement is inevitable in France. However, the professor does not want it to be put in place “too early”.

“We will not be able to avoid a new confinement”, warns an expert from the High Authority for Health12:25 p.m. The ski lifts of ski resorts could remain closed in February

The government had announced a deadline of January 20 to discuss the reopening of ski resorts. According to information from Le Monde, they should not be able to reopen in February due to the evolution of the health crisis.

Covid-19. Ski resorts: ski lifts could remain closed in February 12:22 p.m. Is the vaccine given priority to productive regions? Outcry in ItalyThe idea of ​​distributing doses of anti-Covid-19 vaccines according to the wealth produced by a territory, put forward by an official from Lombardy, Italy's industrial and financial lung, raised an outcry on Tuesday in the country. Letizia Moratti, "Minister" of Health in Lombardy and vice-president of this region held by the right and the extreme right, asked the government to introduce four parameters into the criteria for the distribution of vaccines. In addition to the population density, it requires taking into account mobility, the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, and Gross Domestic Product. However, Lombardy meets all the criteria.12:1575,000 fewer marriages and up to 6 months of life expectancy lost in France in 2020

INSEE presented on Tuesday an initial demographic assessment of a year 2020 strongly marked by Covid-19. In particular, life expectancy is down sharply, and the number of marriages has plummeted.

Covid-19. 75,000 fewer marriages and up to 6 months of life expectancy lost in France in 202012:15 a.m. YOUR QUESTIONS Hello Guéhénec. Your question is more of a comment. But she can arise. You are referring there to the very recent recommendations of the High Authority for Health which actually invites us to stay 2 m away from our interlocutors. A distancing which, yes, will be complicated to maintain during peak hours of the metro, for example. As for your second remark, yes, the previous curfews introduced in several departments have been synonymous with a drop in the number of cases and hospitalizations. But that often took several days to translate into numbers. The coming days will however be a real justice of the peace to assess the real effectiveness of the measure. Olivier Véran, on the other hand, is rather confident this morning. 12:08 p.m.

At 30, Riaz Ullah Rahil was forced to ride his bike to deliver meals to homes in Caen (Calvados). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, his electricity company is idling. He testifies ⤵️

Unemployed, he becomes an Uber Eats delivery man11:55 a.m. Rwanda again imposes total confinement on its capital The capital of Rwanda, Kigali, has been confined again since Tuesday due to an increase in coronavirus infections in this country which has one of the strictest on the continent in the face of the epidemic. President Paul Kagame's government announced on Monday evening a ban on all "unnecessary movements" in and outside the capital for a period of 15 days. 11:53 am Without much hope, the stations ski resorts ask the government to "save the mountain" Without having too many illusions, ski professionals are calling on the government to "save the mountain" and to reopen the ski lifts as soon as possible when the season is already very compromised. "We are placing all our hopes in this week's announcements", sums up Laurent Reynaud, the director of Domaines skiables de France (DSF). A few days after the introduction of a general curfew in 6:00 p.m. and while the figures for the Covid-19 epidemic are not improving, the government must take stock on Wednesday and announce in stride whether or not it authorizes the opening of the ski lifts. 11:48 a.m. Bac. A final decision taken "by the end of January", three scenarios envisaged>The Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, indicated this Tuesday, January 19, 2021 that a decision on the baccalaureate, involving a maintenance, a postponement or replacement of the first tests by continuous monitoring, would be taken "by the end of January". ➡️ We take stock in this article. fell in France in 2020 despite still very low interest rates, the benchmark study shows on Tuesday, activity being weighed down by the consequences of the health crisis to the detriment of the poorest in particular. In December, the average rate of loans granted by the private sector stood at 1.17%, a level close to its historical low reached at the end of the 2010s, according to the CSA/Crédit Logement observatory, which associates the main French banks with an institute of 'é Market studies. Six of them have a link with contacts from the United Kingdom. For the moment, this British variant would represent "less than 1% of cases" positive for Covid in Brittany. ensures, there is no explosion of contagion in the schools. Guest of Franceinfo, this Tuesday, January 19, he insisted: “At this stage, there is no question of closing the schools”. However, he admitted that canteens could close. Regarding the ferry, a decision is expected at the end of January. ➡️ We take stock of what to remember from Jean-Michel Blanquer's interview in this article 11:23 a.m. Lebanon: new daily peaks, calls to extend confinement Calls for an extension of confinement in Lebanon are increasing, in the face of the outbreak contamination by the coronavirus that the restrictions in place fail to curb and which leads to saturation of hospitals. The country has been living since Thursday at the rate of strict confinement which must last until January 25. But the figures remain alarming. . In a joint report, they explain how the pandemic has affected the work of police, prosecutors, prison staff and probation teams. "The accumulating legal delays are unprecedented and very serious and constitute the greatest risk for criminal justice", they conclude. hotels (Umih) of Moselle asked the prefect to make Metz a test city for the reopening of restaurants. According to its vice-president, it is impossible to let them close without being certain that they are vectors of contamination and by simply applying the precautionary principle. The Umih has therefore devised a protocol to implement a gradual reopening of these establishments.➡️ More information in this article is about to agree with the leaders of the Länder on an extension of the closure of non-essential businesses and schools until mid-February as part of the containment measures intended to stem the spread of the coronavirus, indicated sources ahead of the discussions scheduled for Tuesday. Even if the number of new contaminations has ebbed in recent days in Germany, causing a drop in the pressure on the hospital system, the new variants of the coronavirus, considered more contagious, continue to worry virologists.11:09Social crisis, financial crash, nuclear conflict: what makes the elite of Davos trembleA social crisis against the backdrop of a short-term pandemic, a fi Medium-term financial and long-term conflicts involving weapons of mass destruction against the backdrop of climate change: Here's what worries the world's economic elite, according to a poll by the Davos Forum and published on Tuesday. he 2021 edition of the Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum, the organization behind the annual gathering of the world's elite in the Swiss town of Davos, says epidemics and a rise in poverty pose the greatest threat to stability. world, as well as meteorological disasters, in the two years to come. 10:54 am YOUR QUESTIONS Hello jacrio85 and thank you for your question. First of all, it is not necessary to be tested before getting vaccinated, as we explain in this article. To get vaccinated, and since you do not seem to be in a hurry, here are two options: vaccination centers and home vaccination. Centers are already in service in all departments. And you can already make an appointment. How ? We explain everything to you in the article below 👇. You can also wait for general practitioners and pharmacists to vaccinate in their office or pharmacy. But for reasons of conservation of the vaccine, they are still rare to offer it. Ask your GP to find out how long he or she can vaccinate too. Depending on their answer, you can choose the option that suits you best.Covid-19. How to make an appointment to get vaccinated? 10:46 a.m. China faces the worst resurgence of the epidemic since March 2020 China is facing the worst resurgence of the COVID-19 epidemic since last March, with one of its provinces showing an increase daily record number of cases. This deterioration in the health situation comes as an independent panel of experts said the country could have acted more decisively at the start of the epidemic to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. China has recorded 118 new confirmed cases of contamination with the coronavirus during the last twenty-four hours, against 109 a day earlier, the health authorities reported on Tuesday. closure Will the closure of ski lifts in ski resorts be extended? “Things have not yet been finalized and we must remain cautious”, but “the precariousness of the health situation obviously compromises a short-term reopening”, slipped, Monday evening, a member of government to BFMTV. The news channel also quotes another source within the executive according to which “there is little suspense” in this file. Already deprived of a quarter of their annual activity with the closure of ski lifts at Christmas, ski resorts hope to save their season by reopening in early February. Still according to BFMTV, the question will be examined during the defense council scheduled for Wednesday. 10:22 a.m. YOUR QUESTIONS Hello Marine and thank you for your question. The answer is related to the nature of your trip. First of all, it must correspond to one of the reasons for derogation from the curfew, because in the event of an inspection, you will actually have to explain why you are not near your usual place of residence.Professional, compelling family reason, medical consultation... several cases may justify arriving after the curfew and you will need the appropriate supporting documents. An email justifying a professional appointment; a family notebook and a certificate of residence in a nursing home for a visit to an elderly parent... The idea remains the same each time: to be able to justify your good faith in the event of an inspection 👇. Do not hesitate to browse this article. He will give you leads on the supporting documents to be provided.Confinement. Visiting an elderly relative, moving… What supporting documents in addition to the certificate? 10:16 a.m. Automobile: an “unprecedented” drop in sales in Europe in 2020 In 2020, automobile sales collapsed by 23.7% in Europe. With the coronavirus pandemic, less than ten million vehicles have been sold. Unheard of for thirty years. ➡️ More information in this article indicated on Tuesday that a decision on the baccalaureate, involving the maintenance, postponement or replacement of the first tests by continuous assessment, would be taken "by the end of January". "My objective is to maintain the planned timetables as much as possible" , underlined the minister on France info. The first specialty events, which count for a third of the final mark, are scheduled for March. 10:04 a.m. Football: amateur clubs involved in the Coupe de France authorized to resume this week training from "this week" in amateur football clubs still competing in the Coupe de France, the Ministry of Sports announced in a press release on Tuesday. Forced to stop their activities since the second confinement decided at the end of October, these clubs will be able to resume "collective training after a mandatory PCR test for all players, with a view to resuming on January 30 and 31, 2021", explained the ministry. , a closed collegeA college in Pont-du-Château (Puy-de-Dôme) closed its doors for a week, after 25 students tested positive for Covid-19, the rectorate of the Clermont academy said on Tuesday. -Ferrand. A class of fourth of this establishment of 625 students, the Mortaix college, had already had to close on Friday after the detection of several cases. 9:50 a.m. YOUR QUESTIONS Hello Anne-Yvonne and thank you for your question. Anne asked us the same question about her parents aged 90 and 93. Pharmacists and general practitioners will take part in this vaccination plan in the coming weeks. Olivier Véran recalled this a short time ago, referring to these people who, like your mother, still live at home but who find it difficult to move around. For logistical issues related to the conservation of the vaccine, pharmacists and general practitioners are to date very rare in being able to vaccinate. If this is the option you intend to favor for your mom, you will certainly have to wait a little longer. Get closer to his doctor or his usual pharmacist. They will be in the best position to inform you about this deadline. 9:50 a.m. The number of doses available per center will be public before the end of the week precise doses that each vaccination center has each week, ”promised the Minister of Health. In isolation, a family tells the CovidThey are seven at home. Two children are sick, the others are contact cases. A daily life turned upside down, but the parents remain zen.➡️ They tell in this article09:34 Health protocol in the canteen: "There are certain canteens that we will close, if we realize that really there is a practical impossibility to enforce the health protocol “, said Jean-Michel Blanquer. 9:20 a.m. School test: "We will surely go towards 1.5 million tests in February, we will succeed in capturing more asymptomatic cases", explained Jean-Michel Blanquer, Minister of Education. 9:14 a.m. "There are about thirty of schools which are closed, and a hundred classes, ”announced Jean-Michel Blanquer on France Info “There are around thirty schools that are closed, and a hundred classes. It is likely to increase a little bit in the coming days, ”said the Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer at the microphone of France Info. 09:08 A company manufactures masks out of solidarity which exclude it from the Solidarity Fund Ateliers Pulsion Design, Vincent Bernard, depends on the events sector. But its production of masks in La Séguinière, near Cholet, to fight against the Covid-19 epidemic during the first confinement, excludes it today from the Solidarity Fund intended to support companies during the health crisis.➡️ It recounts in this article08:58 "By the end of February, 2.4 million people will be vaccinated with the Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna vaccine", declares Olivier Véran "If the AstraZenaca vaccine or other vaccines are validated, we could then vaccinate up to to 4 million French people. The objective remains the same. Yes, we have a small decrease in deliveries from Pfizer, but it is temporary. But, I repeat, we vaccinate just in time and there is no hidden stock , ”recalled the Minister of Health. made at home does not necessarily offer all the necessary guarantees ” “Almost all industrial masks for the general public have filtering capacities greater than 90%, this is what is called level 1 masks. On the other hand, the masks craft that we manufacture at home with the best intention in the world, respecting Afnor standards, for the High Council for Public Health does not necessarily offer all the necessary guarantees, ”explained the Minister of Health on France Inter. 8:46 a.m. Regarding vaccination appointments: “I asked that before the weekend, we record your contact details and that we remind you when slots are available,” announced the Minister of Health. 8:44 a.m. DISCUSS! In its latest opinions, the High Council for Public Health advises against “homemade” and category 2 masks. So, what are you going to do with yours? 8:38 am “There are between 200 and 300 new cases of variant English per day. It is very aggressive and very contagious” , explains the Minister of Health. 08:36 “We have no hidden stock at the national level”, recalls Olivier Véran at the microphone of France Inter. to be felt, believes Olivier VéranA curfew “effect” is starting to be felt, according to Olivier Véran. However, the circulation of the virus does not yet allow the health restrictions to be lifted, adds the Minister of Health at the microphone of France Inter. Minister of Health has again invited the French to be patient. “We vaccinate just in time, it will take time and several weeks. We will have to be patient, ”acknowledged Olivier Véran. 8:29 a.m. “Is confinement a measure that we are going to take? I can't move on right now. In any case, the situation remains worrying,” said Olivier Véran. Asked by our colleagues from France Inter about a new confinement, the Minister of Health remained cautious. “Is containment a measure that we are going to take? I can't move on right now. In any case, the situation remains worrying, ”said Olivier Véran. new recommendations. We take stock. ⬇️08h05South Africa: variant 1.5 times more contagiousThe new variant of the coronavirus identified in South Africa in October, and now predominant in the African country most affected by the pandemic, is not more deadly but it is 1.5 times more contagious, said a panel of South African experts on Monday. you, Monday, January 18, the Prime Minister justified the government's choices on certain measures such as the closure of bars, restaurants, cultural places or even ski lifts. This is “the most terrible dilemma for the public authorities: health reason versus health reason”, recognized Jean Castex, pointing in particular to “the psychological damage of confinement”. However, there is "no question" for the Prime Minister of "privileging economic issues" over health security, he said, referring in particular to the situation of ski resorts.07:39 Extended curfew in SenegalThe Senegalese government announced on Monday the extension for at least eight days of the night curfew in force since the beginning of January in two regions, including that of Dakar, in an attempt to stop the progression of Covid-19. No link established following vaccination deaths, according to the health authorityDoubts about the side effects of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have been raised by the Norwegian health authority, which indicated that the deaths which have occurred in recent days were due to frailty 7:32 a.m. Australian Open: two players tested positive for Covid-19 associated with the Grand Slam tennis tournament, which is due to start on February 8. 07:26 Should I get tested before getting vaccinated? Is it mandatory or preferable to get tested if you have planned to get vaccinated? We answer you in this article ⬇️ Covid-19. Should we be tested before being vaccinated? 07:21 "We have no vaccines or hidden stocks", defended Jean Castex "There are indeed (vaccination) centers for which we had to review" the planning, admitted the Prime Minister on the set of C à vous on France 5, Monday January 18. “But things will ramp up,” he promised. 7:13 a.m. Trump and Biden clash over lifting ban on European travelers to enter US territory. But Joe Biden intervened to oppose it.➡️ More information in this article06:35 "Homemade" fabric masks will be able to be put away In its latest opinions, the High Council for Public Health advises against "homemade" masks » and category 2. At the same time, he recommends pushing back the physical distance to 2 m instead of 1 m to fight against the spread of the coronavirus.Covid-19. "Homemade" masks now not recommended by the High Council of Public Health06:33 Mayotte placed under curfew at 6 p.m. from ThursdayThe French islands of the Comoros archipelago will be placed under curfew at 6 p.m., following the discovery of several cases of people infected with the South African variant. ➡️More information in this article06:30 The point in figure 3,736: in its daily report of Monday, January 18, Public Health France lists 3,736 new cases of Covid-19. 2,803: the number of people with Covid-19 hospitalized in intensive care units crossed the 2,800 mark on Monday, for the first time in a month. Public Health France also reports 404 additional deaths in its balance sheet. 57,746: yesterday, 57,746 people received a dose of vaccine, according to the Ministry of Health. 06:28 Hello everyone! Welcome to this direct dedicated to the coronavirus pandemic. Share this article Covid-19. France exceeds 500,000 vaccinated, Germany tightens the screw: the thread of the dayOuest-France.fr