The mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo and the president of the region Valérie Pécresse are due to participate Monday in meetings devoted to possible new restrictive measures.
Nationally, nearly 3,500 people with Covid-19 were treated on Sunday in intensive care units.
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In France, epidemic circulation remains high, and with nearly 3,500 people in intensive care, the country has regained a level of occupation of these services at the level of that at the beginning of December.
While part of the Alpes-Maritimes and the city of Dunkirk have experienced their first weekend of local confinement, the situation worries the authorities in other areas of the territory.
Possible new restrictive measures in Paris and Ile-de-France will thus be at the heart of meetings Monday afternoon.
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The main information to remember
The epidemic figures remain high in France
New restrictive measures could be taken in Paris and Ile-de-France
Germany restricts French border crossings
Nearly 3,500 people in intensive care in France
Nearly 3,500 people with Covid-19 were treated on Sunday in intensive care units in France, according to data published on Sunday by Public Health France.
With 3,492 patients, including 164 received in the past 24 hours, the level of occupation of these services is back to that of early December, at the end of the second epidemic wave.
The total number of people hospitalized reached 25,280 on Sunday, a stable figure.
122 deaths were recorded at the hospital between Saturday and Sunday, down from last Sunday (160).
According to Public Health France, 86,454 people sick with Covid-19 have died since the start of the epidemic, about a year ago.
In its daily update, the health agency notes that 19,952 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the last 24 hours, for a total since Monday of around 150,000 cases, against 140,000 the previous week, which was already on the rise.
The positivity rate, which measures the percentage of positive tests across all tests, was on the rise again on Sunday, to 7.3% from 7.2% on Saturday and 6% on February 18.
Towards new measures in Ile-de-France and Paris?
While part of the Mediterranean coast of the Côte d'Azur and the agglomeration of Dunkirk experienced their first weekend of local confinement, possible new restrictive measures in Paris and Ile-de-France will be at the heart of separate meetings Monday afternoon, Paris City Hall and the Region each meeting on their side with the prefectural and health authorities.
In the meantime, Prime Minister Jean Castex on Saturday asked for the strengthening of controls while a mild weather brought out the French who can, including many Parisians in the parks and on the banks of the Seine.
The eight Ile-de-France departments are all under "enhanced surveillance", likely to be subject to local containment measures from the weekend of March 6 as around Dunkirk and Nice this weekend, if the situation continued to develop. degrade, warned Jean Castex on Thursday.
The mayor (PS) of Paris Anne Hidalgo will bring together the 20 mayors of the arrondissement on Monday at the end of the morning "to discuss proposals for measures which will be submitted to the prefect of police and to the Regional Health Agency (ARS)" at the time of 'a second meeting in the afternoon, his entourage confirmed to AFP on Sunday.
The mayor should then speak, according to this source.
For her part, the regional president (Libres!) Valérie Pécresse, for whom "we will have to take additional restrictive measures", must meet with the director of the Ile-de-France ARS Aurélien Rousseau, the prefect of Paris and 'Ile-de-France Marc Guillaume and the Prefect of Police Didier Lallement.
Among the proposed measures, both town hall and region are calling for greater use of teleworking.
Asked about the closure of outdoor places with high attendance, such as Toulouse where the prefecture has prohibited access to the banks of the Garonne, Valérie Pécresse said that "it is a reflection that is underway today".
Germany restricts French border crossings
A test, PCR or antigen, with sampling of less than 48 hours, will be mandatory without any exception from Tuesday at 00:00 to enter Germany from the Moselle, announced Sunday the prefecture of this classified department of eastern France. at high risk by Berlin.
"I regret this German decision because it involves a certain number of slowdowns, difficulties at the borders for not tourist movements but for work," commented the French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clément Beaune.
The European Union is waiting for the Johnson and Johnson vaccine,
To further strengthen its vaccination campaigns, the European Union should approve the Johnson and Johnson vaccine in early March, French Minister for Industry Agnès Pannier-Runacher said on Sunday.
"This is very good news because this vaccine requires a single dose, however it is possible that it requires boosters, we do not yet know," she warned.
The United States, where the pandemic has killed more than 500,000 people, granted emergency authorization for this vaccine on Saturday.
"Great news," greeted President Joe Biden, who nonetheless called for "not to let your guard down".
"Spectacular" drop in the number of cases in South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday evening a new reduction on Monday in the restrictions imposed to stem the spread of Covid-19 in the most affected country on the continent, after a "spectacular drop" in the number of contaminations.
According to the head of state, South Africa has registered just under 10,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past week, compared to more than 40,000 in the last week of January and around 90,000 during of the last week of December.
More than 2.5 million deaths worldwide
The pandemic of the new coronavirus has killed at least 2,526,075 people around the world, according to a report established by AFP from official sources on Sunday at 11:00 GMT.
The United States is the most affected country with 512,984 deaths, followed by Brazil (254,942), Mexico (185,257), India (157,051) and the United Kingdom (122,705).
These figures, based on the daily reports of the health authorities, without including the reassessments based on statistical bases, are generally underestimated.