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Easter must have been celebrated differently with the confinement, it will be the same for August 15. On this Assumption Day, the virus continues to circulate around the world and religious holidays will be strongly impacted. Because in France, health measures to fight against the coronavirus epidemic are increasing with in particular a strengthening of the obligation to wear a mask in Paris. In Lourdes, which generally welcomes 25,000 pilgrims each year, only 10,000 were able to make the trip. Around the globe, faced with the resurgence or persistence of the virus, hopes are focused on the vaccine, the object of global competition. Follow the evolution of the situation live.
The main information to remember:
- London imposes a fortnight on any traveler coming from France from today
- The wearing of the mask is extended in Paris in new districts
- To respect the sanitary rules, the pilgrimage to Lourdes is limited
- Health measures are increasing across Europe
- The virus has killed 30,406 people in France, more than 755,000 worldwide
UK "advises against non-essential travel" to France
Faced with an upsurge in cases, the British government on Saturday reimposed 14 days of isolation on travelers arriving from France, the Netherlands and Malta, just over a month after exempting them, catching hundreds unawares thousands of vacationers. The UK "now advises against all non-essential travel" to France, the UK government confirmed on Twitter at 3:00 GMT on Saturday. Some 160,000 Britons currently in France, as well as some of the 300,000 French living in the United Kingdom on vacation in their country or elsewhere, have only had a few hours to return home, under penalty of having to confine themselves on their return, as noted by Europe 1 on the platforms of the Gare du Nord, in Paris.
Paris is more hidden ...
Illustration of a world that seems to be closing in after the deconfinements at the beginning of summer, the time has now come for the mandatory protective mask even outside in certain European cities, as since Wednesday in Brussels. Paris, where the virus is also actively circulating with a positivity rate of 4.14% against 2.4% for the national average, follows the same trend: the mask must be worn from Saturday morning in new districts , including that of of the Louvre museum, and on part of the Champs-Elysées. Gatherings of more than 10 people who do not respect the barrier measures are prohibited.
... and musical gatherings are prohibited in Maine-et-Loire
Because viral circulation is intensifying in France, alarms the Directorate General of Health, which in its latest daily report published on Friday informs that 30,406 people have died in France since the start of the epidemic. The health authorities therefore no longer want to take any risk: to avoid the holding of a possible rave party this weekend, the prefecture of Maine-et-Loire banned on Friday any musical gathering in the department between August 14 and August 17. , as well as the circulation of heavy goods vehicles capable of transporting sound equipment. In Lozère last weekend, in the midst of an epidemic, a giant rave party had gathered several thousand people in the Cévennes natural park, provoking the indignation of some inhabitants.
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Pilgrimage limited to Lourdes
While it normally attracts between 20,000 and 25,000 people, the Christian pilgrimage of August 15 to Lourdes will bring together a maximum of 10,000 people on Saturday, with compulsory masks. Since Friday, wearing a mask is compulsory in shrines and in the streets near the religious precinct. And the rule is scrupulously respected.
Guadeloupe is approaching the alert threshold
For the week of August 8 to 14, 156 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Guadeloupe, "the island's health and prefectural authorities indicated on Friday, as the often festive weekend of August 15 looms. With 156 new cases of Covid-19 in a week, Guadeloupe is "very close to the alert threshold", which stands at 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, estimate the authorities of the island in a press release. small clusters of 6 and 8 cases have been identified, and, according to the authorities, "young adults aged 20 to 30 are the most affected age group".
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New measures across Europe
Germany has decided to place all of Spain, except the Canary Islands, in the category of countries at risk after an upsurge in cases, including the island of Mallorca, a favorite destination for the Germans. Tourists returning from these territories will be required to undergo a screening test on their return and remain in quarantine pending the result.
Spain, for its part, has decided to close nightclubs and ban smoking in the streets without a safety distance of at least two meters, tightening restrictions to stem the resurgence of the new coronavirus. In Greece, bars and restaurants will now close at midnight and until 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) in the most affected regions. The measure will be valid until August 24.
US borders closed with Mexico and Canada
The United States, faced with a resurgence of the epidemic since the end of June, still recorded more than 60,000 cases and 1,280 deaths on Friday, according to the count from Johns Hopkins University. The United States' borders with Mexico and Canada, their two neighbors, will remain closed to non-essential travel at least until September 21, announced US Homeland Security.
More than 755,000 dead worldwide
The new coronavirus has killed more than 755,000 people around the world and infected more than 21 million, with dramatic economic consequences, as shown by the recession hitting Poland for the first time since the end of communism. The United States remains the most bereaved country (167,253 dead), ahead of Brazil (105,463), Mexico (55,293) and India (48,040).