The balance sheet of the pandemic has exceeded 8,000 deaths in France, but the number of deaths in hospital is constantly decreasing. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, tested positive, was hospitalized on Sunday evening. Follow the situation live.

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The threshold of 8,000 coronavirus deaths was exceeded on Sunday in France. But good news, the number of hospital deaths has been at its highest for a week. However, the authorities do not intend to loosen the containment, while calls were launched all weekend to ask the French to respect the measures, despite the arrival of good weather.

Worldwide, the toll has exceeded 68,000 dead. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized on Sunday evening for additional tests. Follow the situation live.

Information to remember:

  • The coronavirus has killed more than 8,000 in France, but the daily toll has been falling for several days
  • Many calls to respect containment were launched this weekend, when the good weather reappears
  • A digital certificate is available from this Monday
  • The pandemic has killed more than 68,000 people worldwide
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized on Sunday evening

More than 8,000 deaths in France, drop in hospital deaths

The balance sheet of the pandemic continues to increase in France, with now more than 8,000 dead according to the last assessment of the authorities given Sunday. But the number of hospital deaths, 357 in 24 hours, is the lowest in a week. A total of 5,889 people died in hospitals, and 2,189 in nursing homes.

140 additional patients were admitted to intensive care, a figure also in deceleration. 6,978 serious cases are now listed, on nearly 29,000 hospitalized people. There is also a glimmer of hope in the Grand Est region, which for the first time since the start of the epidemic has seen a slight drop in hospitalized patients.

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Calls to respect confinement with the return of sunny days

Images of joggers and walkers on the streets of major cities, despite the containment measures, shocked this weekend. While the good weather is back on the country, many caregivers have implored the French not to relax the collective efforts. "Respect confinement, it's a matter of life and death," protested Frédéric Adnet, department head at the Samu in Seine-Saint-Denis, interviewed by Europe 1. Find his cry of anger here .

The government reported well-respected "overall" containment. "The French have respected the rule, have respected confinement," assured Christophe Castaner, Sunday evening on France 2, after the first weekend of the spring school holidays.

A digital certificate available this Monday

New this Monday: a digital travel certificate is now available on the websites of the government and the Ministry of the Interior. You just have to fill in the form, modeled on the paper certificate model, to obtain a PDF file (and a QR code) that you can present to the police.

Please note, however, that you must ensure that you complete the check-out time before traveling, otherwise you will be fined.

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Over 68,000 dead worldwide

Worldwide, the pandemic has killed more than 68,000 people. Europe remains the most affected continent, but as in France, signs of improvement are beginning to be seen. Italy thus recorded 525 deaths in 24 hours, the lowest figure for more than two weeks. Same trend in Spain, where the number of new deaths (674) fell for the third consecutive day, Sunday.

The hardest part is coming to the United States, on the way to becoming the center of the pandemic. The 350,000 infected and nearly 9,200 deaths mark was crossed on Sunday across the Atlantic.

Boris Johnson hospitalized for additional exams

The coronavirus is also wreaking havoc in Britain, which now deplores more than 5,000 deaths. In parallel, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who tested positive for Covid-19, was hospitalized on Sunday evening to undergo additional examinations. "A precautionary measure," said 10 Downing Steet, as the head of the British government continues to show symptoms of the disease.

Earlier in the evening, Queen Elizabeth II delivered a historic speech, her fourth only since the start of her reign 68 years ago. "We will defeat" the coronavirus, assured the sovereign, in a four-minute television address recorded at Windsor Castle.