The coronavirus epidemic crossed the barrier of 4,000 deaths in France on Wednesday. Prime Minister Édouard Philippe outlined before deputies the path to progressive deconfinement. Follow the situation live.

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A new milestone was reached on Wednesday in France. The country now has more than 4,000 dead since the start of the coronavirus epidemic, including more than 500 in 24 hours. Prime Minister Édouard Philippe spoke to him of a gradual deconfinement, depending on the regions or even by age group.

Worldwide, the death toll has exceeded 45,000 deaths and more than 900,000 cases. Follow live developments on Thursday.

Information to remember :

  • Coronavirus has killed more than 4,000 people in France
  • The deconfinement should be progressive, according to Edouard Philippe
  • The epidemic has killed more than 45,000 people worldwide, and more than 900,000 cases

Death toll exceeds 4,000 dead in France

According to the latest official report, the epidemic has killed more than 500 new people in France in 24 hours, for a total of 4,032 deaths in a month. The number of resuscitation patients exceeded 6,000 on Wednesday evening, more than the initial capacity of resuscitation beds in the country (5,000).

After the Great East, Ile-de-France is hit hard with more than 9,600 people hospitalized. "We are at the end of our hospitalization capacities," warned Aurélien Rousseau, director of the Ile-de-France regional health agency, on Wednesday.

The mortality figure, however, does not yet take into account the balance sheets, particularly in retirement homes, which are being compiled and which the authorities hope to be able to give from this Thursday.

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Towards graduated deconfinement

If the end of the crisis seems far away, the government is sketching the path to gradual deconfinement. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe estimated Thursday "probable that we are not moving towards a general and absolute deconfinement, in one go and for everyone". He spoke of "a deconfinement that would be regionalized" and "subject to a policy of tests, depending, who knows, of age groups", hoping to present a draft strategy "in the coming days". We explain to you why the exit from containment will be gradual in this article .

The Prime Minister, questioned by videoconference by the brand new fact-finding mission of the National Assembly on the government's management of the crisis, also answered many questions from deputies, on the lack of protective masks, tests or means for hospitals.

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Almost a million cases worldwide

With more than 45,000 deaths and 900,000 cases in total worldwide, the pandemic is advancing at high speed all over the planet. The World Health Organization alerted Wednesday on an "almost exponential" progression and expects to cross in the coming days the mark of a million cases and 50,000 deaths.

With 200,000 cases (for 4,500 deaths), the United States has become the new epicenter of the epidemic. Europe remains the most deadly continent, with more than 30,000 deaths. To curb the spread of the pandemic, more than 3.75 billion people, or almost half of the world's population (48%), are called or forced by their authorities to stay at home.