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Stable indicators, but a risk of a resumption of the Covid-19 epidemic which is not ruled out in France. According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health, the country has seven additional deaths in 24 hours, for a total of 30,312 deaths. The intensive care units have 390 patients. Globally, more than 19 million cases have been reported in total, including one million in four days, and more than 712,000 people have died. Follow the evolution of the situation live.
The main information to remember
- 30,312 deaths according to the latest report in France, the number of clusters and contaminations on the rise
- Universities may reopen at the start of the school year
- More than 2,000 dead in 24 hours in the United States
- More than 19 million contaminations in the world
Stable indicators in France
The toll in France stands at 30,312 dead in France, according to the latest toll released Thursday by the Ministry of Health, or seven additional deaths in 24 hours. The number of patients in intensive care stands at 390. An indicator alternating between decline and increase for a few days but remains far from the 8,000 patients identified at the height of the epidemic.
The number of new confirmed cases is, however, increasing: the latest report shows 1,604 additional cases in 24 hours. The number of clusters has also increased: the Ministry of Health has counted 14 new clusters in the past 24 hours. Norway has also just announced the passage of France in the red zone, leading to a mandatory ten-day quarantine for travelers.
To tint to curb the epidemic, the mask has become mandatory in the outdoor public spaces of many municipalities including Nice, Toulouse and Saint-Tropez. The measure should be adopted in Paris as early as next week.
Universities will reopen at the start of the school year
Students will be able to return to their institutions, the Ministry of Higher Education announced Thursday. "Wearing a mask in teaching rooms is strongly recommended," the ministry said in publishing a circular which should allow universities and colleges "to accommodate the largest number of students, in compliance with health instructions " From September onwards.
After the deconfinement started on May 11, schools had gradually reopened their doors in France but those of higher education, including 74 universities, had remained closed to prevent the spread of the epidemic. According to the ministerial circular, the health situation allows today to issue "more flexible" instructions even if it requires "maintenance of vigilance justified by the still present circulation of the virus".
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2,000 deaths in 24 hours in the United States
The United States has recorded more than 2,000 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, a grim daily toll they had not reached for three months, according to the university's count Thursday at 8:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. GMT). Johns Hopkins. The country, which has been facing a major resurgence of the epidemic since the end of June, has precisely deplored 2,060 deaths in one day, as well as more than 58,000 new cases detected. The last time the United States had recorded more than 2,000 deaths in 24 hours was on May 7.
In total, the United States has recorded nearly 160,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic, and more than 4.87 million cases (including a third of people declared cured). The US authorities, however, announced Thursday the lifting of their recommendation calling on US citizens to avoid all travel abroad.
American diplomacy has indicated that it will now treat each country again on a case-by-case basis. France, the United Kingdom and Germany are classified "at level 3" (travel to be avoided if possible). Standing out from his own, more cautious experts, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a vaccine could be produced before the US presidential election on November 3.
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Africa has passed the milestone of one million cases ....
The milestone of one million cases of the new coronavirus was crossed Thursday in Africa, a continent which remains however the least affected in the world and where the distribution of cases is very uneven. According to figures compiled by AFP on Thursday, some 1,000,054 cases have been recorded across the continent, with at least 21,724 deaths, which represents about 5% of cases worldwide.
Only 5 of Africa's 54 countries account for 75% of cases, according to the continent's Center for Disease Control. South Africa, Africa's most industrialized country, accounts for more than half of the continent's confirmed cases, with 538,184 infections. It is the 5th most affected country in the world, behind the United States, Brazil, India and Russia.
In Brazil, where the death toll reached 98,493 on Thursday, President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday to have "a clear conscience".
"With our means, we can really say that we have done everything possible, and even the impossible, to save lives," said the Head of State, who since the start of the epidemic has been opposed to containment and physical distancing measures and minimizes the severity of the disease.
... and the Asian giant the two million
India passed the two million declared cases of the new coronavirus on Friday, according to the latest official figures from the Indian Ministry of Health. The South Asian giant has so far recorded 41,585 deaths from Covid-19 disease for a total of 2,027,074 confirmed patients since the start of the epidemic. With Indian authorities only testing symptomatic patients, experts say the numbers are underestimated.
Sad records in South America
In Mexico, the third most bereaved country in the world, the 50,000 death mark was crossed Thursday as criticism mounted over the government's management of the epidemic and economic crisis. And Argentina, where the disease has killed 4,251 people, recorded for the third consecutive day a record number of new contagions.
In Brazil, where the death toll reached 98,493 on Thursday, President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday to have "a clear conscience". "With our means, we can really say that we have done everything possible, and even the impossible, to save lives," said the Head of State, who since the start of the epidemic has been opposed to containment and physical distancing measures and minimizes the severity of the disease.