The Covid-19 epidemic continues to circulate in France.
According to the latest report published by Public Health France, the pressure on hospitals is decreasing slightly.
Internationally, the pandemic has killed more than 2.34 million people, while the WHO is to discuss on Monday an emergency validation for the distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine in poor countries.
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The coronavirus continues to circulate in France, while the pressure on hospitals is slightly decreasing according to the latest figures published by Santé Publique France.
The situation in Moselle, an eastern department hard hit by the epidemic, continues to worry the health authorities.
Internationally, a group of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) is due to discuss Monday the possibility of granting the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine the emergency validation necessary for its distribution in poor countries.
Follow the evolution of the situation live.
Information to remember
New intensive care admissions still declining
No new restrictive measures in Moselle despite the worrying situation
WHO expert group discusses emergency validation for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
81,814 dead in France, new admissions in intensive care still decreasing
According to the latest figures published by Public Health France, the pressure on hospitals is decreasing slightly without the circulation of the coronavirus slowing down.
The intensive care units admitted 113 new sick people, against 191 the day before.
As for the number of people currently in intensive care, it remains stable: 3,299 patients with covid-19 are hospitalized there against 3,294 the day before.
This indicator fell below the 3,300 mark for the first time in five days on Friday.
Public Health France has identified 16,546 new contaminations in 24 hours, against 21,231 the day before.
In one day, 167 people died from the disease, bringing the total number of deaths to 81,814 since the start of the epidemic.
In one week, there are 9,921 new hospitalizations and 1,763 intensive care admissions
The Moselle, under surveillance
In Moselle, a department in eastern France hard hit by the epidemic, particularly with an increase in the South African variant, the current restrictive measures appearing "to date sufficient", according to the authorities.
A status quo that angered many local elected officials.
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"The cure must not be worse than the disease"
The Marseille firefighters are going this week to the department to carry out an analysis of the wastewater.
Thanks to the testing of this COMETE unit, for "Covid Marseille Environmental Testing Expertise", it will be possible to obtain information on the progression of the virus and its variants, particularly in South Africa.
Discover our report here.
The vaccination campaign continues in France
From February 25, city doctors will have the opportunity to inject the AstraZeneca vaccine into people aged 50 to 64 who present with comorbidities: obesity, diabetes or respiratory diseases.
As of Wednesday, February 17, 700,000 doses of the vaccine are expected in pharmacies.
However, due to the shortage, the number of available doses will initially be limited.
Each volunteer doctor will be able to collect a vial the first week, then two or three the week of March 1st.
Inside each vial: ten doses, for ten patients.
Pharmacists are also expected to join the campaign in March.
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Vaccination in Europe: "It is not a problem of orders", assures Stéphane Séjourné
According to the Minister Delegate in charge of Autonomy Brigitte Bourguignon, "80% of nursing home residents will be vaccinated by the end of February".
Invited from Europe 1 on Sunday, she said she was satisfied with this advance, citing an "unexpected" figure, given the mistrust expressed by many French people.
Find her full interview here.
WHO at the bedside of poor countries
A group of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) is scheduled to discuss on Monday the possibility of granting the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine the emergency validation needed for its distribution in poor countries that lack vaccines.
President Emmanuel Macron has taken a position in this direction in the columns of the
Journal du dimanche, assuring
that the "world war" against Covid-19 will only be won at the cost of the greatest international cooperation.
"We are now engaged in a fight against variants, which is a real race against time", confides the Head of State.
"Without rapid, effective and united international collective action, we run the risk of the virus escaping us", continues the Head of State.
Words that are in line with those of several scientists.
In an open letter published in
The Lancet
, experts believe that the accumulation of vaccine doses in the richest countries may prolong the health crisis.
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Germany and UK filter entries
In London, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed on Sunday the progress of the British immunization campaign with nearly 15 million people vaccinated, a hotel quarantine for arrivals from countries deemed to be at risk must come into force Monday.
Germany, for its part, has largely closed its borders with Austria's Tyrol and the Czech Republic in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus variants, drawing criticism from the European Union.
"The European Commission is concerned about the recent unilateral decisions" on the border, Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said on Sunday.
Confinement in Auckland
In New Zealand, nearly two million residents of Auckland, the country's largest city, have been confined since midnight Sunday for three days, after the discovery of a new source of coronavirus contamination.
Schools and businesses will remain closed on Monday, except for businesses deemed "essential", Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern decided.
Three members of the same family tested positive over the weekend, raising concern in the country which had been hailed around the world for its highly effective management of the pandemic.
The New Zealand Ministry of Health said two of the three positive cases were due to the variant first detected in the UK and the first occurrence in New Zealand.
Nearly 2.34 million dead
The new coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 2,394,541 people around the world since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP on Sunday from official sources.
After the United States (485,305 dead), the countries with the most deaths are Brazil (239,245), Mexico (173,771), India (155,642) and the United Kingdom (116,908).