It's a special weekend that starts on Saturday in France. The first of a now unconfined population, authorized to go to certain shops and to move up to 100 km from home. But while many beaches and parks have reopened, the authorities will closely monitor the grouping of people. The coronavirus epidemic is still raging in our country: it has killed, since March 1, 27,529 people.
The main information to remember:
- The epidemic has killed 27,529 people in France, but resuscitation continues to decrease
- Many tourist sites welcome the French again
- Authorities multiply calls for "good citizenship" and responsibility
- The Bundesliga is the first major European football championship to resume
A first weekend of deconfinement with a taste for freedom…
The French will enjoy Saturday and Sunday a first weekend of deconfinement, with many shops and public spaces accessible for the first time in two months. Tourist sites occasionally reopen, such as Mont Saint-Michel, the 39 forests of Ile-de-France, the cathedral of Chartres and even the Aiguille du Midi whose cable car is back in service.
For the first escapades of deconfinement, authorized within the limit of 100 km as the crow flies, the roads should record the first slowdowns as in a western direction from Paris, as provided by the motorway companies.
… But the authorities are watching over the grain
For government spokesperson Sibeth Ndiaye, the results of the first days of deconfinement are "generally positive". She praised measures "very well respected", while warning that there was "a lot of work to be done" by the summer season. To prevent this return to a certain freedom of movement from promoting a new outbreak of the epidemic, the authorities are increasing the authorities' calls for caution, civility and responsibility.
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New resuscitation drop
The daily toll of the epidemic dropped Friday with 104 new deaths recorded in 24 hours, against a peak at more than 600 in early April, bringing the total to more than 27,500 deaths since March 1. Above all, the number of patients in intensive care decreases regularly (-96 patients Friday), insists the Directorate General of Health Friday evening.
Over 302,000 dead worldwide
The new coronavirus has killed at least 302,489 people worldwide since its appearance in December in China, according to an assessment by AFP. The United States is the most affected country in terms of number of deaths and cases, with 85,906 deaths for more than 1.4 million cases. This is followed by the United Kingdom with 33,614 deaths, Italy (31,368), Spain (27,459) and France (27,425).
Meanwhile, deconfinement continues everywhere on the planet. The Vatican has said that St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, closed to tourists for two months, will reopen its doors to visitors on Monday, May 18. The famous Place Saint-Pierre will therefore, in fact, also be reopened to the public.
A special recovery for the German championship
The Bundesliga opens the ball! The German football championship is the first of the major European leagues to resume competition on Saturday afternoon after a month and a half of interruption. A draconian health protocol will be applied to limit as much as possible the risks of contamination on and off the field, while the matches will take place behind closed doors.