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While the epidemic ebb continues in mainland France, the situation in Guyana continues to worry the authorities, who are not ruling out a reconfiguration. A former Director General of Health judges that France should have reacted faster to face the coronavirus crisis. Internationally, England will take a new step in its deconfinement while Germany is reconfiguring locally. Follow the situation live.
The main information to remember
- Didier Raoult heard by the Covid-19 Commission of Inquiry at the National Assembly
- A former director general of health criticizes the late reaction of the authorities in the crisis
- England to find pubs on July 4
- In Germany, the authorities have announced two local reconfigurations
- The pandemic has killed more than 473,000 people worldwide
Annick Girardin in Guyana, where the threat of reconfiguration looms
In Guyana, where the coronavirus epidemic is in full progression, the threat of reconfiguration is dividing the population. Overseas Minister Annick Girardin arrived on Tuesday evening to set up a Crisis Management Committee (COGEC) and try to curb the spread of the virus, while the government has not ruled out reconfiguring this neighboring French territory. Brazil if the signs of an acceleration of the epidemic are confirmed. "I will consult the actors of the territory who are acting to respond to the crisis. All options will be put on the table," the minister tweeted when she arrived.
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Didier Raoult heard by the National Assembly's Commission of Inquiry into the coronavirus
Almost a week after the president of the Scientific Council Jean-François Delfraissy, it was Professor Didier Raoult's turn to be heard this Wednesday afternoon by the National Assembly's Commission of Inquiry on the coronavirus. On what subject is he going to be questioned, why did the Commission insist on hearing him despite his positions that constantly turned against government policy during the health crisis? We explain everything in this article.
France should have reacted faster according to a former Director General of Health
Before the National Assembly on Tuesday, William Dab, former director general of health, judged that the authorities should have reacted faster after the WHO alert on the coronavirus, January 30. He also believes that the country's lack of preparation for a pandemic is linked to "the weakness of the field of public health" and in particular of prevention, which "we are interested in times of crisis" but which we forget " in peacetime ".
The epidemiologist, at the head of the Directorate General of Health between 2003 and 2005, also deplored the "accounting vision of the missions of the State", with too few means allocated in particular to intervention capacities in the field.
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29,720 dead in France, the epidemic ebb continues
France has registered 57 additional deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 29,720 since the start of the epidemic, according to the report published Tuesday by the Directorate General of Health (DGS). But the daily death toll should be nuanced, since the data from social and medico-social establishments, including the nursing homes, had not been updated for several days.
The number of intensive care patients continues to drop, with 682 patients now, 19 less than the day before. A total of 19,232 people died in hospitals and 10,488 died in ESMS. As for data in social and medico-social establishments, including nursing homes, they now display 10,488 deaths. The total number of people hospitalized also continues to drop, with 9,491 patients across the country, or 202 fewer in 24 hours.
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England will get confused, Germany will resume traffic restrictions
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday a major phase of deconfinement in England on July 4 with the reopening of pubs, restaurants, hotels, museums and hairdressers, suggesting a semblance of return to normalcy this summer. While London is on the wane, Germany has announced two local reconfigurations that concern more than 600,000 people in the face of the eruption of a major outbreak of contamination from the largest slaughterhouse in Europe.
Some 360,000 people living in the canton of Gütersloh, and 280,000 in that neighboring Warendorf, in the west of the country, will again see their movements and activities strictly limited at first for a week to try to contain the spread of the virus , which already affects more than 1,550 people in a slaughterhouse in the region. Bars, cinemas, museums, fitness centers, and swimming pools will be closed.
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Over 473,000 dead worldwide
The pandemic has killed at least 473,475 people worldwide since China officially reported the onset of the disease in December, AFP reported from official sources at 7:00 p.m. GMT on Tuesday. Over 9,161,460 cases have been diagnosed in 196 countries and territories. The United States, which recorded its first death linked to the coronavirus in early February, is the country most affected in terms of number of deaths and cases, with 120,402 deaths for 2,312,302 cases. At least 640,198 people were declared cured.
After the United States, the most affected countries are Brazil with 51,271 deaths for 1,106,470 cases, the United Kingdom with 42,647 deaths, Italy with 34,657 deaths, and France with 29,720 deaths.