In the spotlight: new restrictions in Germany in the face of the 3rd wave of Covid-19
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to announce new measures to tackle the Covid-19 epidemic.
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After France, a new turn of the screw is expected in Germany.
Summit meeting this Monday, March 22 between Chancellor Merkel and the bosses of the
Länder
to discuss "
emergency braking and exit restrictions
", headlines the German press.
Like
Die Welt
, who was able to consult the Chancellery's draft resolution.
With the key, "
a significant reinforcement of the containment which would be extended until April 18 and new unprecedented measures
", to contain the pandemic.
Among the measures envisaged, "
the most explosive
", estimates
Die Welt,
would be the imposition of a possible "
curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
".
The German government would also like "to
limit travel, especially during the Easter holiday period
," said the daily, which explains that strengthening quarantine measures is being considered "
for all trips abroad
".
Vaccines: London wind head against Brussels
"
Don't start a vaccine war
," headlines the
Times,
relaying Britain's warning to European leaders.
According to the daily, London highlights "
that the export ban could delay the UK's goal of vaccinating all adults by the end of July, but that it would not, however, affect the roadmap aimed at relaxing the lifting of restrictions
”.
For its part, the
Guardian
argues that such a ban "
would not give European countries a significant boost, as it would only speed up their vaccination program by about a week
".
While the 27 are due to debate it next Thursday during a European videoconference council, the
Financial Times
announces for its part that “
Boris Johnson will personally telephone some of his European counterparts to ask them not to support the ban on export
”.
The dangerous inequality in access to vaccines
"
This inequality threatens us all,
" argues the
New York Times,
which points out that "
90
% of the 400 million vaccines already delivered have gone to rich countries, while the rest of the world will have to wait years, which could prolong the pandemic
", explains the daily"
because the variants of the virus come from the countries for the most part not vaccinated, which could attenuate the effect of the vaccines in the rich countries
".
The
New York Times
therefore urges the US government to use its innovative patents to put "
pressure on pharmaceutical companies to expand access to vaccines
" to less wealthy countries.
Vaccination and election campaign in Israel
Crucial legislative elections this Tuesday, March 23 for Benyamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister who bet everything on the success of the country's flash vaccination campaign.
"
50
% of the population immunized in four months
", reports the correspondent in Israel of the
Evening
, which underlines that the population is nevertheless torn "
between plebiscite vaccination or (well) punish its mismanagement
".
The Belgian daily underlines in particular "
that the figures of health immunity cannot forget those of unemployment, with 750,000
people unemployed and thousands of bankrupt businesses
".
While surfing the vaccination campaign, "
Netanyahu is also trying to obtain a majority to escape prosecution for corruption,
" denounces the Israeli daily
Haaretz
.
"
He is playing his survival
", also analyzes
Le Temps,
which underlines that "
if he is re-elected, to enter the majority, parties could be pushed to adopt laws in favor of immunity for the Prime Minister
".
Icelandic volcanic eruption pushes Europe away from America
An image much repeated in the press, that of this volcano 30 kilometers from the Icelandic capital Reykjavik: an impressive black mountain streaked with orange lava flows, which woke up this weekend after 800 years of sleep.
And if the press is divided on the probable duration of the eruption,
Die Welt
reveals a certainty: "
This eruption moves America a little further away from Europe
", by pushing back the tectonic plates.
But this is done "
at the speed of growing nails
", specifies the German daily, which explains that "
if Christophe Collomb were to cross the Atlantic today, he would have to sail 20 meters more than 500 years ago for reach America
”.
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