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A new record.

France has crossed the threshold of 10,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours according to the latest figures from Public Health France.

If the positivity rate remains stable at 5.4%, 17 people died in 24 hours.

The epidemic continues to circulate on the territory and 42 departments are classified red.

In Guadeloupe, new restrictions are put in place from this Sunday, pending the presentation of measures to Prime Minister Jean Castex on Monday.

The latter was also tested negative during a second screening.

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Information to remember

• More than 10,000 cases in 24 hours

• Restrictions put in place in Guadeloupe 

• Jean Castex tested negative 

• More than 916,000 dead worldwide 

More than 10,000 cases in 24 hours 

France has crossed the threshold of 10,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, a record since the launch of large-scale tests in the country, according to data released Saturday by Public Health France.

The number of confirmed cases in one day stands at 10,561, against 9,406 new cases the day before, specifies the health agency.

The positivity rate (proportion of the number of people tested positive in relation to the total number of people tested) remains stable at 5.4%, and 17 people died in 24 hours.

At the end of a Defense Council on Friday, Prime Minister Jean Castex called for the responsibility of the French.

He announced a series of measures: a shortened isolation period from 14 to 7 days, a prioritization of tests with slots reserved for certain professions, for example, or the recruitment of additional staff for tracing contact cases ( 2,000 people).

42 departments are also classified in the red zone, because of an active circulation of the virus, against 28 previously. 

Guadeloupe implements restrictions

In his speech, Jean Castex particularly pointed out the situation of three territories.

"In two metropolises, Marseille and Bordeaux, as well as in Guadeloupe, we are currently seeing a worrying trend in contamination, especially among the elderly, as well as an already high rate of hospitalizations", he explained. .

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". 

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In the meantime, Guadeloupe, which has identified nearly 800 positive cases this week, has already announced restrictions that will come into force this Sunday.

Establishments open to the public (gymnasiums, swimming pools, exhibition halls, fairs, etc.) are closed.

Bars and restaurants will no longer be able to "welcome the public from 10 pm on weekdays (from Sunday evening to Wednesday evening) and from midnight from Thursday evening to Saturday evening inclusive".

Jean Castex, negative 

The head of government Jean Castex was also tested "negative" for Covid-19 during a second screening carried out on Saturday.

His isolation, seven days after contact with the director of the Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme, himself infected.

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Towards a vaccine?

The Swedish-British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford announce that they have resumed their tests in the United Kingdom on a vaccine against the epidemic with the green light of the health authorities, three days after having had to stop them.

Clinical trials of this vaccine "have resumed in the UK after the Medicines Regulatory Authority (MHRA) confirmed that it was safe," said the pharmaceutical group.

The pharmaceutical company said on Saturday evening that it would resume its tests "next Monday" in Brazil after receiving the green light from local health authorities.

The trials were put on hold on Wednesday after the onset of a "potentially unexplained illness", possibly a serious side effect, in a participant in the United Kingdom.

More than 916,000 dead

The pandemic has killed at least 916,372 people around the world since the end of December, according to an assessment established by AFP from official sources on Saturday midday. More than 28.5 million cases of infection have been officially diagnosed. The United States is the most affected country with 193,539 deaths, followed by Brazil (131,210), India (77,472), Mexico (70,183) and the United Kingdom (41,614).