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A call to "responsibility".

While the coronavirus epidemic continues to circulate on French territory, Prime Minister Jean Castex spoke on Friday, after a Defense Council.

"The coronavirus is here for a few more months and we have to be successful in living with it," he said.

Forty-two departments are classified in red, while a latest report from the Directorate General of Health reports 9,406 cases in 24 hours.

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Information to remember

• 9.406 new contaminations in 24 hours 

• 42 departments classified red 

• Brazil crosses 130,000 dead mark 

9.400 cases in 24 hours, 106 clusters 

France has recorded 9,406 new cases of Covid-19 according to figures released Friday by Public Health France.

A figure lower than the record of the day before (9,843) but which confirms the active circulation of the virus on the territory.

The test positivity rate remains stable at 5.4%.

106 clusters were also detected in one day, according to Public Health France. 

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A total of 30,983 people have died from the coronavirus since the start of the epidemic, including 40 deaths in 24 hours.

In one week, 2,357 new hospitalizations were recorded, including 389 in intensive care. 

42 departments classified in the red zone 

While Emmanuel Macron had promised decisions "to give visibility over the coming weeks", Prime Minister Jean Castex spoke on Friday after a Defense Council.

He called for the responsibility of the French and respect for barrier measures.

"The coronavirus is here for a few more months and we must manage to live with it, without letting ourselves be drawn again into a logic of generalized containment", he explained ".  

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Jean Castex announced the transition to red of 42 departments, against 28 previously, due to the active circulation of the virus.

"In two metropolitan areas, Marseille and Bordeaux, as well as in Guadeloupe, we are currently seeing a worrying trend in contamination, particularly among the elderly, as well as an already high rate of hospitalizations", also pointed out the Premier minister.

He therefore asked the prefects to propose to him on Monday "a set of new additional measures, after having carried out the necessary local consultations".

Duration of isolation, prioritization of tests 

The duration of isolation for contact cases has been reduced from 14 to 7 days while Jean Castex has also announced the establishment of a priority circuit for screening.

"If you have been in close contact with a positive person or if you are a nursing or similar staff, working in a hospital in an nursing home or at home, you have priority. For these people, we will strengthen the dedicated screening circuits , thus laboratories will reserve certain time slots for them, ”he said.

In addition, 2,000 people will also come to reinforce the staff of the ARS, for the tracing of contact cases. 

European countries take further action 

In Spain, the situation is also worrying.

More than 12,000 new cases were notified in Spain on Friday, according to the latest report published by the Ministry of Health, a figure which is a record in this country since the start of the pandemic.

Across the Channel, the restrictions are becoming more severe.

Meetings with friends or families will be banned from September 15 in Birmingham, the UK's second largest city, due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, local authorities said.

Locals can still go to cafes, restaurants or shops but cannot meet other people from different homes.

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Brazil crosses 130,000 dead threshold 

Brazil crossed the threshold of 130,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, with an encouraging drop in the average daily death rate but lingering concerns in a country where the pandemic has exacerbated social inequalities and political tensions.

The Ministry of Health reported 874 deaths and 43,178 new contaminations in the last 24 hours, which, more than six months after the confirmation of the first case, brings the number of deaths to 130,396 and that of the contaminated to 4,282,164. .

More than 910,000 dead worldwide

The pandemic has killed more than 910,000 people worldwide since the end of December, according to a report established by AFP from official sources on Friday.

More than 28 million cases of infection have been officially diagnosed.

The United States is the most affected country with 191,802 deaths, followed by Brazil (130,396), India (75,271), Mexico (69,649) and the United Kingdom (41,608).