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Will France break the state of health emergency in a month to the day? This is the wish of the government, which presents a bill on Wednesday to regulate the way out of the crisis. This exit from the state of health emergency is explained by "the evolution at this positive stage of the health situation", with an epidemic of coronavirus which continues to decline. A total of 29,296 people have died in France since the start of the crisis. In the judicial field, an investigation was opened by the Paris public prosecutor's office into the way in which the public authorities managed this crisis. Follow the situation live.
The main information to remember:
- Government wants to end health emergency on July 10
- A vast investigation has been launched into the management of the crisis
- Amiens and Toulouse are maintained in L1, while the championship will not resume this season
- The epidemic continues to recede in France, where 29,296 people died
The end of the state of health emergency on July 10?
Objective July 10: the government wants to end in a month the state of health emergency put in place at the end of March to fight against the epidemic of coronavirus. This is what Matignon said Tuesday evening, insisting on "the development at this positive stage of the health situation". "However, this exit from the state of health emergency must be organized rigorously and gradually", and the government will therefore present Wednesday to the Council of Ministers a bill which will, for four months, to regulate if necessary the access to transport, to limit or prohibit certain gatherings and to close again certain establishments welcoming the public.
Covid-19: the Paris public prosecutor's office opens a vast investigation into the criticized management of the crisis
It is an extraordinary procedure which is announced: the prosecutor of Paris Rémy Heitz announced Tuesday the opening Monday of a vast preliminary investigation on the criticized management of the crisis of the coronavirus in France. It targets in particular the heads of "involuntary homicides" or "endangering the lives of others".
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This investigation, a judicial response to most of the complaints received by the Paris public prosecutor's office during confinement, "is not there to define political or administrative responsibilities," explained Rémy Heitz, "but to bring to light possible criminal offenses "by national decision makers. With the exception of the Head of State, who is criminally irresponsible, and members of the government, whose responsibility falls to the Court of Justice of the Republic, hearing 80 complaints.
Amiens and Toulouse saved, end of game for Lyon
The Council of State turns French football upside down: the judge of summary proceedings suspended Tuesday the relegations of Amiens and Toulouse, paving the way for a Ligue 1 to 22 teams. He also rejected the idea of resuming the 2019-2020 season, ardently defended by Lyon and its emblematic president, Jean-Michel Aulas. To shed light on this thorny issue that poisons relationships within French football, Emmanuel Macron receives Noël Le Graët, president of the French Football Federation, on Wednesday.
29,296 dead in France, figures in Ehpad updated
The total number of coronavirus deaths has now risen to 29,296 in France since the start of the epidemic, including 18,912 in hospital. Monday, 955 people were still in intensive care, 69 less in the last 24 hours. Currently, 11,961 people are hospitalized for a coronavirus infection, compared to 14,028 last Monday.
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The data concerning the Ehpad and other establishments or social or medico-social services (ESMS) were updated Monday for the first time since June 2: according to the last assessment, France counts 10.384 deaths of residents in ESMS (against 10.350 last Monday ).
Over 406,000 dead worldwide
The new coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 406,466 people worldwide since its onset in December in China. More than 7,130,550 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 196 countries and territories since the start of the epidemic, of which at least 3,124,800 are now considered cured.
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 111,007 deaths for 1,961,185 cases. At least 518,522 people were declared cured.
After the United States, the most affected countries are the United Kingdom with 40,597 deaths for 287,399 cases, Brazil with 37,134 deaths (707,412 cases), Italy with 33,964 deaths (235,278 cases), and France with 29,209 deaths (191,185 cases). China (excluding the territories of Hong Kong and Macao), where the epidemic began in late December, officially counted a total of 83,043 cases (three new between Monday and Tuesday), including 4,634 deaths and 78,351 cures.
Brazil is therefore now the third country in the world with the most deaths from coronavirus. Specialists believe, however, that the official figures are largely underestimated: the size of the country, the difficulty of screening in the Amazon or even in the favelas make the epidemic difficult to follow. More information on the situation in Latin America in our article here.