More than ten million French people have received at least one dose of vaccine against Covid-19, while hospital pressure remains high.
Those under 55 who have received a first dose of AstraZeneca will receive a second dose of Pfizer or Moderna.
In Brazil, President Bolsnaro will be the subject of an investigation into his government's controversial handling of the epidemic.
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More than ten million French people have received at least their first dose of vaccine against Covid-19, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.
Among them, those under 55 who received a first dose of AstraZeneca should receive a second of another vaccine, Pfizer or Moderna according to the HAS.
Worldwide, Brazilian President Jaïr Bolsnaro will be the subject of an investigation into the controversial management of the epidemic by his government, while nearly 100 days before the Tokyo Olympics, new restrictions are announced in Japan .
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The main information to remember
In Brazil, Bolsonaro's government to be investigated into pandemic management
10 million people have received at least one dose of vaccine in France
Japan announces new anti-Covid restrictions 100 days from Olympic Games
Germany discusses Sputnik V vaccines with Russia, without the EU
First dose of Astrazeneca, 2nd dose of another vaccine
Those under 55 who received a first dose of AstraZeneca against Covid-19 should have their second with another vaccine, Health Minister Olivier Véran said on RTL on Friday, before official confirmation from Haute health authority.
"It is totally logical," said Olivier Véran.
The High Authority for Health then confirmed that the second doses for these vaccinated would be injected with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.
The HAS had suspended this vaccine for those under 55 years of age on March 19, due to rare cases of thrombosis spotted in Europe.
Bolsonaro soon under investigation for his management of the pandemic
The Brazilian Senate is expected to open an investigation soon to assess "possible omissions" by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro in its controversial handling of the pandemic, which on Thursday set a new death record in the country.
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Thursday ordered the Senate to set up a commission of inquiry in this regard, following the request made by 32 of the 81 Brazilian senators.
The investigation should focus in particular on "the actions and omissions of the federal government (...), in particular in the face of the worsening of the health crisis in the state of Amazonas, after the lack of oxygen for hospitalized patients. ", said a magistrate, Luís Roberto Barroso.
10 million first doses in France, 5,700 patients in intensive care
France exceeded the 10 million first injections on Thursday, a symbolic bar but still very far from total protection against the epidemic.
The government plans to vaccinate 20 million people in mid-May, then 30 million in mid-June.
Europe 1 explains in this article how France intends to go about it in terms of logistics.
Despite everything, the Covid-19 continues to fill the resuscitation and critical care services: with 5,729 patients in total (resuscitation, intensive care and continuous monitoring), the level is approaching the peak of the first wave (7,000 in April 2020).
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New anti-Covid restrictions in Japan, 100 days from Tokyo Olympics
Japanese authorities were preparing to strengthen measures against the coronavirus in Tokyo on Friday, less than three weeks after the lifting of the state of emergency in the capital and just over 100 days before the Olympics.
Kyoto, Osaka or Kyoto will notably be subject to these new measures which provide for the closure of restaurants and bars at 8 p.m., on pain of fines for recalcitrant companies.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, delayed for a year due to the pandemic, are due to open on July 23 in the Japanese capital where infections had decreased thanks to the state of emergency but where they are on the rise since the restrictions were lifted on March 21.
Roland-Garros officially postponed for a week
The Roland-Garros tournament, which was to take place from May 23 to June 6, has been postponed for a week, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) announced on Thursday in a statement.
The main draw of the tournament will take place from May 30 to June 13 after the qualifiers played from May 24 to 28, which could allow the organizers to welcome a larger number of spectators if the health restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic are eased. .
The 2020 edition of Roland-Garros had been postponed from May to September.
AstraZeneca in question
The Netherlands announced Thursday to limit injections of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to people aged 60 and over, after suspending its use for younger people last week.
Portugal also decided on Thursday to reserve AstraZeneca's anti-Covid vaccine for people over 60.
Australia has suspended AstraZeneca injections to people under the age of 50 following reports confirming a link to rare cases of blood clots.
The Philippines has decided to do the same for those under 60.
For its part, the British government has endeavored to reassure the population about the safety of vaccines, the day after the announcement that AstraZeneca serum would be reserved for over 30s as a precaution.
Spain, on the other hand, decided to extend the use of this vaccine to 60-69 year olds after having reserved it for 60-65 year olds.
Germany without the EU for Sputnik V
While the Russian vaccine continues to cause controversy, Germany announced on Thursday that it wanted to discuss possible deliveries of the Sputnik V vaccine with Moscow, without waiting for the green light from Brussels.
In the evening, Moscow indicated that these discussions had started.
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More than 2.89 million dead
The pandemic has killed more than 2.89 million people worldwide, according to a report established by AFP from official sources Thursday in the middle of the day.
The United States is the country with the most deaths (559,117), ahead of Brazil (340,776) and Mexico (205,598), India (166,862) and the United Kingdom (126,927).
These figures are globally underestimated.
They are based on daily reports from national health authorities, without including reassessments based on statistical bases.