Covid-19: in Italy, the Delta variant has become ultra-majority
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The epidemic situation is deteriorating in France with a number of patients in critical care which has risen above the 1000 patient mark. In many countries, the authorities are forced to take further restrictions.
0By Le Parisien July 30, 2021 at 7:09 a.m., modified on July 30, 2021 at 9:00 p.m.The essential
Relive the events of this Friday, July 30:
8:55 p.m. This is the end of this live. Thank you for following it with us. Good evening and see you tomorrow to know the evolution of the pandemic.
8:40 p.m. The vaccine, the secret weapon that reassures on dating sites. More and more of them are posting their vaccinations on dating apps. A plus for users, who prefer to turn to an immune person to resume a normal love life. Our article to read here.
8:33 p.m. In the United States, the supermarket chain Walmart is re-imposing the mask on employees in risk areas. The American distribution giant Walmart has asked all its employees to put on the mask in areas where the coronavirus is virulent. For customers, Walmart plans to “strongly” encourage them to cover their lower faces, but does not require them to do so.
8:25 p.m. Local recontainments in China. China, the first country to have contained the epidemic in 2020, sees its policy of zero Covid threatened, with a new focus starting from Nanjing, in the east, which spreads in five provinces and in Beijing, a first in six month. Several hundred thousand people have again been confined to this region and to the Chinese capital.
There are also concerns about the effectiveness of Chinese vaccines, with the majority of new cases involving vaccinated people. They can "slow the spread and reduce the death rate" but may not "eradicate the virus", acknowledged Zhang Wenhong, an infectious disease expert from Shanghai.
8:15 p.m. The Delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox. It probably has more serious effects than its predecessors and infected people seem to transmit it as much whether they are vaccinated or not, according to official American documents which are based on scientific studies. Revealed by the Washington Post, these documents are accompanied by a warning to officials: “war has changed”.
The presentation is based on an analysis conducted in Provincetown (Massachusetts), where nearly 900 cases of Covid were detected after the July 4 National Day festivities, although three-quarters of the population had been vaccinated. However, there was "no difference" in the viral load of vaccinated or unvaccinated people, which seems to indicate the same degree of contagiousness regardless of vaccination status.
On the other hand, there were few hospitalizations and no deaths linked to this outbreak, according to the local news site Masslive.com. The effectiveness of vaccines vary, but the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) estimates that the risk of dying or becoming seriously ill is reduced by ten with a vaccine and the risk of being infected by at least three times. .
8:05 p.m. Hérault: young people aged 18-25 will receive gifts if they get vaccinated. The key: a free seat in a cinema in Montpellier, free entry to a nightclub in Cap d'Agde, a sandwich at Burger King... This is not the first initiative of this type, in France as in Europe. 'foreign. Our article to read here.
7:55 p.m. In some cases, people infected after a first dose will have a complete vaccination schedule, again according to the Directorate General of Health. “In the event of an infection occurring more than 15 days after a first dose of vaccine, the Council for the Orientation of the Vaccine Strategy (COSV) considers in its opinion of June 18 that the infection represents an equivalent stimulation to the injection of a second dose of vaccine. A second injection is therefore not necessary, and the vaccination schedule is considered complete, ”specifies a letter sent on Friday.
7:50 p.m. Caregivers in their first trimester of pregnancy are not obliged to be vaccinated, recommends a letter from the Directorate General of Health issued this Friday. The letter also specifies that there is no contraindication to the vaccination of pregnant women from the first trimester.
7:35 p.m. The health pass, a headache for restaurants. Already facing a labor shortage, restaurants fear they will not be able to control health passes from August 9. Some are even considering closing. Testimonials.
7:20 p.m. In New York, the return to the theater will be vaccinated and masked. Broadway theaters, closed since March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will require the public and all crews to be vaccinated when they resume, starting in September, they announced. In addition, the public will have to wear a mask, except during catering times, “in dedicated spaces”, adds the association of producers and operators.
7:15 p.m. 24,309 new cases have been recorded in the past 24 hours, according to Santé Publique France, compared to 25,190 on Thursday and 19,561 seven days ago.
7:10 p.m. Anti-sanitary pass demonstrations: 160,000 people expected on Saturday. A new day of mobilization against the vaccination of caregivers and the health pass will take place this Saturday in Paris and in many cities in France. The government fears a radicalization of opponents and a movement that would be sustainable. Our article.
19 hours. The Delta variant must spur action, warns the WHO. “Delta is a warning, telling us that the virus is evolving, but it is also a call to act, to do something before more dangerous forms of variants appear”, underlined doctor Mike Ryan, in charge of the emergencies at the World Health Organization, during a regular press briefing in Geneva.
“The same measures we applied before will stop this virus. They stop the Delta variant, especially if you add the vaccination,” insisted Dr. Ryan. "We have to work hard because the virus has become more efficient and faster," he warned, while insisting that barrier gestures remain effective.
6:50 p.m. In Lebanon, a health pass is now required for leisure. Faced with an increase in cases of contamination, Lebanon will restrict the entry of restaurants, bars, cafes and beaches to people who have been vaccinated or have Covid-19 antibodies, we learn via Reuters. Employees at these locations will have to get tested every three days.
6:40 p.m. United Kingdom: two months suspended prison sentence for attacking a doctor. British justice has sentenced a 24-year-old man to an eight-week suspended prison sentence and a hundred pounds (117 euros) fine for an assault on England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty, chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Health , particularly exposed to the media since the start of the pandemic.
In videos widely shared on social media in late June, two men, laughing, are seen touching Chris Whitty and putting their arms around his shoulders as he tries to pull away, visibly embarrassed. The scene had prompted numerous calls for the professor to benefit from close protection.
6:20 p.m. 7,363 people are currently hospitalized in France due to Covid-19, including 1,072 in critical care. They were 7,236 sick and 1,015 in critical care this Thursday. 60 new deaths have also been recorded.
Read alsoCovid-19 in France: 60 new deaths, 1,072 patients hospitalized in critical care
5:35 p.m. Olympics: two athletes from Trinidad and Tobago tested positive. Long jumper Andwuelle Wright and 400m hurdles specialist Sparkle Ann McKnight have been quarantined at a hotel with coach Wendell Williams after testing positive, the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee said on its website. .
5:25 p.m. In trains, doubtful travelers face the health pass. "It's restrictive, but it's the price of our freedom," commented one of them. This is the beginning of the crossover between Julyists and Augustians. In Paris, the Gare de Lyon is expecting no less than 330,000 passengers this weekend, divided into 550 different trains. With a novelty, the introduction of the mandatory health pass in TGV and Intercités from August 9. Our report.
5:10 p.m. VIDEO. “We got vaccinated to come and in the end we are confined”: in Martinique, bitter tourists. This Friday evening from 7 p.m., Martinique will again be confined for three weeks. Tourists and residents react to this new measure to fight against Covd-19, while hospitals are saturated.
17 hours. Paramedics worried about the expansion of the health pass. Paramedics and medical transporters must be vaccinated at the start of the school year to continue to practice their profession. An obligation which risks penalizing the care circuit of certain patients, fear the representatives of the profession. More details in our article.
4:52 p.m. Vaccine: menstrual disorders under surveillance. Still in its update on the side effects of the vaccine, the ANSM classifies menstrual disorders as a "potential signal" (heavier periods, shifted from the usual cycle, etc.) after vaccination by Pfizer or Moderna, with a report to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). 36 cases were reported after vaccination with Moderna and 229 after injection of the Pfizer vaccine.
4:50 p.m. Vaccine: a case of myocarditis in 12-17 year olds. “Since June 15, 66 serious adverse events have been observed after vaccination” in adolescents aged 12 to 17, “including a case of myocarditis in the process of recovery”, announces the Medicines Agency (ANSM) in its point on the side effects linked to the vaccines against Covid-19. In total, nearly 2.4 million adolescents received at least one first injection. Until now, only the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech (Comirnaty) could be used in this population, but the High Authority for Health (HAS) approved on Wednesday that of the vaccine from Moderna (Spikevax).
4:35 p.m. The ultra-majority Delta variant in Italy. This variant, more contagious, represented 94.8% of cases of contamination in Italy on July 20, according to the Italian National Institute of Health, quoted by Reuters. On June 22, this variant accounted for only 22.7% of cases in the country.
Read alsoCovid-19: why the Delta variant is so contagious
4:15 p.m. United States: vaccinated exasperated by and unvaccinated. The new wave of Covid-19, carried by the contagious Delta variant, angers vaccinated Americans, who accuse the recalcitrant of spoiling the carefree summer they were promised and which will ultimately be more masked than expected.
“It's almost like they don't care about the rest of the world. They have a selfish and egocentric behavior ”, annoys Alethea Reed, 58, who works in health in Washington. "As someone considered to be at risk, and having a spouse who is in a very high risk category, it's really frustrating," says Anne Hamon, a 64-year-old social worker, who regrets not being able to convince her own brother to receive an injection.
4:05 p.m. Return of the outdoor mask in Savoie and in the Hautes-Alpes. In these two departments, wearing a mask is now compulsory at all outdoor events of more than 10 people, markets and flea markets and in stadium queues, performance halls, stations, cafes and restaurants, announced the local prefects. The town centers of Chambéry, Albertville, Aix-les-Bains, and the shores of Lake Bourget and Chanaz are also affected.
16 hours. Additional components of Moderna's vaccine. The European Medicines Agency has approved an increase in the production of active substances used for the Moderna vaccine at its American sites. 40 million doses of the vaccine are expected in Europe in the last four months of 2021, according to the agency.
3:50 p.m. Rennes-Torino match: a strict health protocol in Rennes. Saturday, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., the consumption of drinks and food will be prohibited in an area around Roazhon Park, which will host the meeting, announced the prefect of Ille-et-Vilaine. Wearing a mask will also be compulsory during the match, two hours before and two hours after.
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3:40 p.m. Cyprus: 12-15 year olds soon to be vaccinated. From August 2, young people aged 12 to 15 can also be vaccinated against Covid-19 with serums from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, the Cypriot Minister of Health announced, according to Reuters. The island, which has a 65% vaccination rate, is facing a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases due to the Delta variant.
3:15 p.m. Relaxation in the air. Wearing a mask in public, greeting without shaking hands, avoiding hugs, washing their hands regularly… The proportion of French people who respect these instructions, which have been repeated for months, is steadily eroding, even if they are still in the majority, according to a survey by Public Health France, which recalls that the prevention of Covid requires “combined measures”, and not by vaccination alone.
68.1% thus declare “systematically wearing the mask in public”, according to the 2,000 people questioned between July 15 and 21 as part of the CoviPrev survey, carried out regularly since the start of the pandemic. They were 70.3% during the previous wave of the survey, between June 21 and 28, and 81.6% in mid-May.
3:05 p.m. DRC: many doctors died of Covid-19. At least twenty Congolese doctors have died after being infected with the coronavirus out of more than a thousand and a half cases recorded since March 2020 in the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Dr. Muhunjuka Bajambaka, president of the South Kivu doctors' union, Synamed. This situation is due to the fact that "the working conditions are not met and the nursing staff are exposed", he added.
2:50 p.m. Low vaccination rates in Overseas France. Overseas territories, often faced with a massive epidemic wave, show vaccination coverage of just over 20%. The fault lies with several factors, at the same time cultural, political and practical. Explanations in our article.
2:40 p.m. What proportion of vaccinated among hospitalized patients in France? The analysis of patients hospitalized and admitted to critical care from May 31 to July 11 confirms the effectiveness of vaccination, according to the (long-awaited) results of a study conducted by Drees. We learn, in particular, that people not vaccinated against Covid-19 represent approximately 85% of patients hospitalized in France, including in intensive care, and 78% of deaths due to the virus. Read decryption here.
2:30 p.m. No demonstration for François Asselineau. The leader of the UPR, tested positive for Covid-19, will not be able to demonstrate on Saturday in Paris against the new health measures as he had planned. On social networks, he took advantage of this announcement to promote ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, two treatments whose effectiveness against Covid-19 has never been proven.
Read also Demonstrations against the health pass: what to expect this Saturday?
2:25 p.m. Has the number of cases really dropped in the UK? Yes according to the British health services, not necessarily according to a study by the National Statistics Office. The week that ended July 24, the number of cases continued to increase in the United Kingdom except in Scotland, where the percentage of people who tested positive decreased, according to the ONS, which however notes a possible slowdown in England .
The ONS, which is based on a sample of the population, estimates that 856,200 people in England were infected that week, or one in 65, the same proportion as in Northern Ireland. In Scotland, one in 110 people was infected, and in Wales, one in 160.
1:50 p.m. Mobile military resuscitation capabilities in Fort-de-France (Martinique). To support the nursing staff in the face of the strong epidemic tension in the region, around fifty soldiers from the military service of the armies will make it possible to operate five intensive care beds from August 3.
1:30 p.m. Towards the lifting of the quarantine for the French in the United Kingdom. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has estimated that rules requiring travelers from France to observe a quarantine period upon arrival in the UK could be lifted as early as next week. France had denounced the position of the United Kingdom. Europe Minister Clément Beaune said on Thursday that the quarantine decision was "not scientifically based" and was "discriminatory".
1:15 p.m. "The golden rule is a ticket, a mask, a health pass" on the trains. Christophe Fanichet, CEO of SNCF Voyageurs recalled that the health pass should be compulsory from August 9 to travel on trains. For control, brigades will be dedicated, with security agents. In case of violation, the fine will be 135 euros but no disembarkation en route. If a test proves positive before departure, “we will reimburse all French people who do not have a health pass, in full and at no cost” he explained. On this crossover weekend, 1 million travelers are expected nationally, mobilizing 1,700 TGVs and 200 Intercités.
13 hours. Hotel occupancy on the Côte d'Azur better than in 2020. The hotel occupancy rate on the Côte d'Azur in July is nearly 10 points higher than July 2020 but still remains far from the levels reached before the health crisis, according to an initial assessment of the Regional Tourism Committee (CRT). This occupancy rate, which amounts to 69% on average over the first 25 days of July. However, this occupancy rate remains 16 points lower than that recorded in July 2019.
12:45 p.m. The number of deaths in the world largely underestimated? The current figures which show 4.2 million deaths from Covid-19 worldwide are based on the reports communicated daily by the health authorities of each country. The WHO estimates that by taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, the toll of the pandemic could be two to three times higher than that officially recorded.
12:30 p.m. The United States donates 3 million Moderna vaccines to Uzbekistan. The United States announced on Friday that it had given Uzbekistan three million doses of the Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus, a gesture intended to strengthen relations with this Central Asian country bordering Afghanistan.
12 hours. The return of certificates in Martinique and Reunion . In Martinique, where the population is confined for at least three weeks, the travel certificate to be downloaded is again compulsory to travel beyond the regulatory 10 km. For Reunion, partially confined for two weeks from this weekend, a certificate will also be necessary to go out between 6:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
11:50 a.m. 13 million people reconfigured in the Philippines. The Philippines is preparing to reconfine 13 million people from the Manila capital region as of next week. Experts had warned that a wave of infections linked to this highly contagious variant could overwhelm hospitals in the coming weeks if the restrictive measures were not drastically reinforced in the capital. Restaurants and collective gatherings are immediately banned, while a two-week confinement will begin on August 6.
11:40 a.m. One in seven stores are vacant in the UK. One in seven stores are vacant in the UK and the situation continues to worsen due to competition from online sales and the impact of the pandemic, according to a study by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Local Data Compay sector firm. Overall, the vacancy rate over the past quarter was 19.4% in shopping centres, 14.5% in city centers and 11.5% in commercial areas. The study shows that in the second quarter, clothing stores were the most affected, as they were particularly exposed to competition from online retailers.
11:30 a.m. Germany generalizes tests for non-immune travelers. Germany will generalize from Sunday the obligation, for non-immune travelers, to present an anti-Covid test when they enter the country in order to avoid a runaway pandemic. “All unvaccinated holidaymakers will have to be tested, whether they return by plane, car or train,” said Health Minister Conservative Jens Spahn (CDU). Until now, this obligation only applied to people arriving by plane.
11:20 a.m. Demonstrations by opponents of the health pass in 150 cities on Saturday. For the third consecutive Saturday, demonstrations against the health pass are planned in more than 150 cities in France. More than 150,000 demonstrators are expected across the country, including more than 10,000 in Paris, according to the authorities. In Paris, four events are planned; the most important will take place from noon from the Villiers metro (17th century) towards the place de la Bastille (11th century), and at 2.30 p.m. near the Montparnasse station (6th century) for a parade towards the Ministry of Health (VII). More than 3,000 police and gendarmes will be mobilized to supervise the demonstrators and secure sensitive places.
Read also Demonstrations against the health pass: what to expect this Saturday?
11:15 a.m. In May 2021, the number of RSA recipients was almost equal to that before the health crisis. At the end of May 2021, 1.94 million households received the RSA, a decrease of 2.4% compared to May 2020. Up following the first confinement, due to the deterioration of the economic situation and the measures of maintenance of rights put in place, the year-on-year growth in the RSA workforce increased until August 2020, when it reached its peak (+ 8.6%), according to a study by Dress.
11:00. Fall in unemployment in the euro zone. The unemployment rate in the euro zone fell sharply in June, affecting 7.7% of the working population, after 8% in May, according to Eurostat. For the European Union as a whole, unemployment fell by 0.2 points over one month to 7.1%. Some 14.9 million men and women were unemployed in the EU in June, including 12.5 million in the euro zone.
10:50 a.m. Net inflows from life insurance reached 1.4 billion euros in June. For the sixth consecutive month, net inflows exceeded one billion euros with 1.4 billion in June. Contributions reached the "record level" of 13.7 billion euros.
10:40 a.m. Israeli President Isaac Herzog received a third dose of the vaccine. Israeli President Isaac Herzog received a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 on Friday, launching a campaign in Israel for a booster vaccination for people aged 60 and over.
10:35 a.m. Two additional vacation days for vaccinated officials in the Czech Republic. The Czech government has announced that it has adopted the proposal to offer two additional days of vacation to each civil servant vaccinated against Covid. This measure, adopted in agreement with the unions, concerns all civil servants vaccinated since January 1, 2021 and who will be able to take these two days of paid leave until the end of the year. “I haven't found other ways to motivate people to get vaccinated, some may criticize the fact that it's unfair but I think it's fair,” said Prime Minister Andrej Babis.
10:05 a.m. Return of the outdoor mask in Savoie. And one more department. The prefect of Savoie announced the return of the obligation to wear a mask outdoors in areas with "high traffic" to fight against a "rapid deterioration" of the epidemic situation. The incidence rate is 242 per 100,000 inhabitants in this tourist and alpine department (against 206 at the national level), notes the prefecture. The obligation to wear a mask concerns all outdoor events of more than 10 people, markets and flea markets and queues in stadiums, performance halls, stations, cafes and restaurants. It also concerns the city center of Chambéry, Albertville, Aix-les-Bains, on the shores of Lake Bourget and Chanaz.
9:55 a.m. 300 soldiers will ensure compliance with confinement in Sydney, Australia. About 300 soldiers will be deployed on the streets of Sydney in the coming days to ensure compliance with containment in Australia's largest city, in the grip of an epidemic outbreak. The military will be responsible for carrying out door-to-door operations to verify that people who are supposed to be confined are actually confined. Residents are only supposed to be able to leave their homes to play sports, to go to work if their job is deemed essential, for medical reasons or to do their shopping.
9:10 a.m. Overseas territories show vaccination coverage of just over 20% . Faced with a massive epidemic wave, these territories have low vaccination coverage. The fault lies with several factors, at the same time cultural, political and practical. Read our article.
9:05 a.m. Inflation fell slightly to 1.2% over one year in July, according to INSEE. The rise in consumer prices rose to 1.2% over one year in France in July, against 1.5% in June, according to the provisional estimate of INSEE. This slowdown is explained by "the fall in the prices of manufactured products, in connection with the shift in the summer sales, the slowdown in the prices of services" while "the prices of food should rebound and those of energy should accelerate . »
8:45 a.m. “The epidemic is gaining ground at the moment in France… we have not passed our epidemic milestone”, according to Guillaume Rozier. The founder of Vite ma dose predicts on BFM a probable peak of the fourth wave in September or August. According to him, “the total number of vaccinations is falling slightly, but if we look at the first injections (…) we always have a rhythm which is important (…) since Emmanuel Macron's speech. »
8:35 a.m. “Our objective is to guarantee the full independence of France with investments,” explains Bruno Le Maire. The Minister of the Economy must give this Friday to Emmanuel Macron his note on the investment plan to prepare the "France of 2030".
8:30 a.m. Overseas departments such as Martinique will have better protection with increased aid, announced the Minister of the Economy.
8:25 a.m. Bruno Le Maire sets an appointment on Monday August 30 for cinema and theater professionals to study the consequences of the health pass. “ Yes, the cinema is currently suffering a lot: there are a lot of exits, fewer entries than expected, the health pass has had an impact, I recognize it. We are maintaining the aid during the summer and we will meet again on August 30 to take stock. »
8:25 a.m. “We will return to the pre-crisis level at the start of 2022”, according to Bruno Le Maire”. The Minister of the Economy welcomed France Inter's return to growth. "This will allow us to launch the third stage of the recovery plan with investments".
8:20 a.m. Renault returns to profits. Despite the shortage of chips which is slowing its production, the French automaker posted a net profit of 368 million euros in the first half, a year after record losses.
7:55 a.m. A quarter of employees continued to telework in June. At the end of confinement, according to the Ministry of Labor, 24% of employees in France were at least one day teleworking in June.
7:30 a.m. GDP rebounded by 0.9% in the second quarter in France. Gross domestic product (GDP) recovered in the second quarter of 2021 (+0.9%), after a stability (0.0%) in the previous quarter. GDP thus closes more than a fifth of the gap remaining at the end of 2020 compared to its pre-crisis level: it is 3.3% below the level of the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to 4.2% in the two quarters. previous ones. Final domestic demand is making a positive contribution to GDP growth this quarter, as is household spending.
7:25 a.m. Air France-KLM sees recovery. Air France-KLM lost another 1.48 billion euros in the second quarter of 2021, still overwhelmed by the consequences of Covid-19, but has seen "first signs of recovery" since June via booking levels. In this context, the group forecasts for the third quarter a capacity in seat-kilometres offered for the passenger activity of its network representing between 60% and 70% of the level of the same period of 2019. In comparison, in the second quarter, the capacity averaged 48% of the second quarter 2019 level.
7:15 a.m. 70 % des adultes sont vaccinés en Belgique. Sept Belges adultes sur dix sont désormais vaccinés, ce qui représente 6,5 millions de personnes dans le pays qui ont reçu les doses uniques ou doubles nécessaires à une vaccination complète, selon le rapport épidémiologique de l'Institut de santé publique Sciensano.
7 heures. Le Portugal allège les restrictions grâce à la progression de la vaccination. Le Portugal, qui connaît une baisse du nombre de nouvelles contaminations de Covid-19, va alléger les restrictions sanitaires à partir de dimanche, grâce à la progression de la vaccination. Le gouvernement a prévu la levée progressive des restrictions en trois étapes, en fonction de la progression du taux de vaccination dans ce pays de 10 millions d'habitants. A partir de dimanche, avec l'objectif d'avoir 57 % de la population complètement vaccinée, les autorités portugaises ont décidé de lever le couvre-feu nocturne en vigueur dans les régions les plus touchées, tandis que les commerces, les restaurants et les salles de spectacle pourront rester ouverts jusqu'à deux heures du matin. Le télétravail ne sera plus obligatoire mais recommandé. Enfin, le pass sanitaire ou un test négatif continueront d'être exigés pour séjourner dans un hôtel ou entrer dans les restaurants le week-end.
6:55 a.m. Israël appelle les plus de 60 ans à recevoir une troisième dose de vaccin. Israël appelle ses citoyens âgés de plus de 60 ans à recevoir une troisième dose de vaccin pour se protéger contre le coronavirus à partir de dimanche alors que les cas contamination augmentent. Le président Isaac Herzog, âgé de 60 ans, va recevoir, aujourd'hui, la première dose de ce vaccin. Selon le géant pharmaceutique Pfizer qui produit le vaccin majoritairement utilisé en Israël », de nouvelles études montrent qu'une troisième dose a des effets neutralisants contre le variant Delta (qui sont) plus de cinq fois plus élevés chez les jeunes et plus de onze fois chez les personnes plus âgées. »
6h50. 35 % de morts en plus au Mexique. Par rapport aux chiffres officiels, selon l'institut national de statistiques, « le Mexique a enregistré 201 163 décès dus au Covid-19 en 2020, un chiffre supérieur aux 148 629 décès confirmés par le ministère de la Santé », a déclaré Julio Santaella, président de l'INEGI, sur Twitter.
L'INEGI a indiqué que le Covid-19 est devenu la deuxième cause de décès dans le pays en 2020, derrière les maladies cardiaques et le diabète. La différence entre les chiffres réside dans le fait que les autorités sanitaires obtiennent des informations sur les décès dans les hôpitaux, tandis que l'INEGI compte également les certificats de décès provenant d'autres lieux.
6:35 a.m. - La situation en Birmanie est « désespérée », selon Londres. Le Royaume-Uni a averti le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU que la moitié de la population birmane, soit environ 27 millions de personnes, pourrait être infectée par le Covid-19 dans les deux prochaines semaines. Le pays avait appelé à une réunion en réponse à ce qu'il a qualifié de situation « désespérée » en Birmanie, où l'armée a mené un coup d'Etat en février.
6:20 a.m. L'Arabie saoudite rouvre ses frontières aux touristes vaccinés. L'Arabie saoudite a annoncé qu'elle allait rouvrir ses frontières aux touristes étrangers vaccinés à partir du 1er août après une fermeture de 17 mois due à la pandémie. Ryad n'a toutefois pas annoncé de levée des restrictions sur le pèlerinage de l'Omra, qui attire chaque année des millions de musulmans du monde entier. Les voyageurs pleinement vaccinés avec les vaccins approuvés par les autorités saoudiennes (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna ou Johnson & Johnson) pourront entrer dans le royaume « sans avoir à respecter de quarantaine », s'ils font la preuve d'un test PCR négatif de moins de 72 heures.
6:10 a.m. Le Japon va étendre l'état d'urgence une semaine après le début des JO. Le gouvernement japonais s'apprête vendredi à prolonger l'état d'urgence sanitaire à Tokyo et à le réinstaurer dans quatre départements, alors que les cas de Covid-19 se multiplient, y compris parmi les participants aux Jeux olympiques qui ont commencé il y a une semaine. La capitale japonaise a signalé un nombre record de nouvelles infections (3 865), tandis que les médias locaux rapportaient que le nombre de cas quotidiens au Japon avait dépassé les 10 000 pour la première fois. Les organisateurs des Jeux ont fait état de 27 nouveaux cas liés à l'événement.
6h05. Tour de vis et aide médicale en Outre-mer. Le service de santé des armées va envoyer des renforts en Martinique, qui se reconfine pour trois semaines suite à la résurgence de l'épidémie, et les premiers transferts de patients vers la métropole sont prévus demain. Jean Castex s'est alarmé de la situation sanitaire « dramatique » dans certains territoires d'Outre-mer, notamment parce que, selon lui, un trop grand nombre d'habitants sont « rétifs à la vaccination ».
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