The AstraZeneca vaccine has arrived in France and is starting to be administered to caregivers, but the epidemic situation remains fragile.
France is approaching 79,000 dead.
On the economic side, ECB President Christine Lagarde believes that the cancellation of the Covid-19 debt is "unthinkable".
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On the second day of the school holidays for part of the country, the epidemic situation remains fragile in France.
According to the latest report from Public Health France, nearly 79,000 people have died from Covid-19 in France.
Hospitalizations and resuscitations are down slightly, but the pressure on hospitals remains strong.
Around the world, debates over vaccines are raging, and demonstrators in Denmark have protested against the future vaccine passport.
The issue of debt cancellation is also moving people's minds, but the European Central Bank says no.
Its president Chrisitine Lagarde considers that it is "unthinkable."
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ECB President Christine Lagarde believes that Covid-19 debt cancellation is "unthinkable"
AstraZeneca vaccine begins to be administered to caregivers in France
More than 20,000 new cases recorded in France on Saturday, hospitalizations and resuscitations down slightly
Nearly 2.3 million people have died from Covid-19 worldwide since the start of the pandemic.
For Christine Lagarde, the cancellation of the Covid-19 debt is "unthinkable"
The cancellation of the Covid-19 debt is "unthinkable" and would be "a violation of the European treaty which strictly prohibits the monetary financing of States", stressed in the
Sunday Journal
the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde .
"This rule is one of the fundamental pillars of the euro," Christine Lagarde explained in the weekly.
"If the energy spent demanding a cancellation of the debt by the ECB were devoted to a debate on the use of this debt, it would be much more useful! What will public spending be allocated to? In which sectors of the future to invest ? This is the essential subject today. "
On Friday, around a hundred economists called for the cancellation of public debts held by the ECB to facilitate social and ecological reconstruction after the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Any further restrictions" will depend on "our ability to control the progress of the English variant"
In France, the proliferation of variants of the virus makes probable the need for "stricter measures" in France "in the near future", due to a number of hospitalized patients already "very high", estimated a public health official France.
"Possible new restrictions" will depend on "our ability to control the progression of the English variant", recognized this Sunday the epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet, member of the Scientific Council, in an interview with the
JDD.
"Everything will depend on our ability to control the progress of the English variant. It is now he who sets the tone, and who will impose new restrictions if necessary," says the professor.
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Nearly 79,000 dead in France
According to the latest report from the Public Health France agency published on Saturday, resuscitations and hospitalizations are down slightly in France.
There were 27,369 hospitalized patients, 245 less than the day before and 3,225 beds occupied in intensive care (-20).
In 24 hours, just over 20,500 new cases of Covid-19 were identified.
A total of 78,794 people have died after contracting the virus, an additional 191 deaths.
The situation therefore worries many French people, and in particular those who fear the arrival of holidaymakers.
Europe 1 went to Ile aux Moines, in Morbihan, where residents are afraid that the usual skiers, deprived of ski lifts, will opt for the coast while the Covid-19 is still rife and limits travel and activities in France.
The AstraZeneca vaccine administered to caregivers in France ...
The first doses of the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca arrive this weekend in France.
"273,600 doses will be distributed from today between 117 establishments including seven in Overseas", indicates the Ministry of Health.
They will be intended for "health and medico-social professionals under 65".
For François-René Pruvot, president of the medical commission of the University Hospital of Lille, this new stage "is a very great opportunity for all hospital staff", he explained at the microphone of Europe 1.
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At the same time, the French are starting to be vaccinated.
As of February 6, more than 2,112,000 people had received at least a first injection, the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday evening.
In detail, only 247,260 people received the double injection and are therefore considered vaccinated.
... But its limited use in several European countries
After Spain, Greece, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden, Romania announced on Saturday that the use of the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine would be limited.
The Romanian government received the first doses and decided to reserve them for those under 55, due to the lack of risk assessment in older populations.
Despite these limitations and delays on deliveries, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday expressed their support for the vaccine supply strategy led by the European Commission.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, once again rejected in the German press on Saturday criticism that the EU was too late in concluding vaccine pre-order agreements with pharmaceutical companies.
Demonstration against restrictions in Denmark
Some 600 people walked the streets of Copenhagen on Saturday evening to protest against the anti-coronavirus measures taken by the Danish government, in particular the future vaccine passport, intended for travel and potentially used to access sporting or cultural events, or even restaurants .
For the "Men in Black", the creation of this "passport" entails in fact an obligation to be vaccinated and therefore a further restriction on individual freedoms.
In Denmark vaccination is recommended but not compulsory.
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Beijing approves second vaccine
The Chinese drug regulatory authority has given its "conditional" approval for a second vaccine against Covid-19, the CoronaVac from Sinovac, the pharmaceutical company announced on Saturday.
The authorization comes after several trials of the vaccine in countries such as Brazil and Turkey, although "the results in terms of efficacy and safety have yet to be confirmed," Sinovac said in a statement.
Tribute to the Wuhan whistleblower
Thousands of Chinese paid tribute on Saturday on social networks to doctor Li Wenliang, one of the first to have alerted to the dangerousness of the new coronavirus which appeared in Wuhan (center), on the first anniversary of his death from Covid -19 in February 2020.
Nearly 2.3 million deaths worldwide
The pandemic has killed nearly 2.3 million people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to an assessment established by AFP from official sources, Saturday midday.
More than 105 million cases of infection have been diagnosed.
The United States is the country with the most deaths (461,892 deaths), ahead of Brazil (230,034), Mexico (164,290), India (154,918) and the United Kingdom (111,264).
The number of victims is globally underestimated.
It is based on the daily reports of the national health authorities but excludes the ex post revisions carried out by statistical organizations as was the case in Russia, Spain and the United Kingdom.