While France had 100,762 dead on Sunday since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, the government is still reluctant to give a precise reopening schedule for restaurants and places of culture.
In the United States, half of adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
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France had more than 100,762 dead on Sunday since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Faced with a still deteriorating health situation in France, the government is reluctant to give a precise timetable for reopening, to the chagrin of restaurant owners, who are calling for "something concrete".
In addition, a ten-day quarantine will be imposed on travelers from Brazil, where a variant known to be more contagious is rife, but also on those from Argentina, Chile and South Africa.
In the United States, half of adults have received at least one dose of the anti-Covid vaccine.
Follow the evolution of the situation live.
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France has 100,762 dead from Covid-19 on Sunday since the start of the epidemic
A ten-day quarantine will be imposed on travelers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa
Half of American adults have received at least one dose of vaccine
European vaccine contract with AstraZeneca group may not be renewed
More than 100,700 dead in France
The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in intensive care remained below 5,900 people on Sunday, despite a slight increase, according to figures published by Public Health France.
On Sunday, there were 5,893 people in critical care services (which include resuscitation, intensive care and continuous monitoring), against 5,877 on Saturday.
The total number of people in the hospital rose, with 30,789 coronavirus positive patients currently hospitalized, against 30,329 the day before.
A total of 1,111 people have been hospitalized in the past 24 hours.
In terms of contamination, 29,344 cases have been recorded since the day before, with a stable test positivity rate, at 9.7% (over the last seven days, consolidated at D-3).
Regarding the death toll, 100,762 people have died from the coronavirus in France since the start of the epidemic, including 75,592 in hospital (+140 in 24 hours).
On the vaccination side, 17,096,271 injections have been carried out since the start of the campaign, including 99,610 on Sunday.
12,556,263 people received at least one dose of vaccine, 4,540,008 received two.
Ten-day quarantine for travelers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa
France will introduce a mandatory ten-day quarantine for travelers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa, in the face of concern over the variants of Covid-19, Matignon announced on Saturday.
Flights with Argentina, Chile and South Africa are maintained, while Paris announced on Tuesday the suspension of air links with Brazil to limit the spread of a local variant, called P1, deemed more contagious and dangerous.
This suspension will be extended until Friday April 23 inclusive.
To justify maintaining flights with Argentina, Chile and South Africa, Paris says that the presence of variants there "does not reach the levels observed in Brazil".
But travelers from these three countries, as well as from Brazil, will now have to undergo a 10-day isolation, accompanied by restriction of exit times, with increased fines.
This measure, which will be gradually implemented until its full entry into force on Saturday April 24, will also apply to travelers from Guyana and systematic antigenic tests will be implemented on arrival for journeys from Guyana. towards the West Indies.
AstraZeneca in the hot seat
European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Sunday that the European Covid-19 vaccine contract with pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca may not be renewed due to delivery delays accumulated since the start of the year.
These vaccines are also shunned by part of the population after the detection of rare cases of thrombosis, despite the fact that the health authorities are reassuring.
In Nice, the vaccination center, which was to remain open all weekend, closed for lack of a candidate.
Find here our report at the vaccination center of Douai, in the North.
Restaurant owners want "something concrete" on their reopening
During a meeting with some mayors organized this week, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, reaffirmed his desire to reopen the country from mid-May after weeks of additional measures to fight the Covid epidemic -19. Initially, this reopening should concern the terraces of bars and restaurants, as well as museums. But the Head of State remains cautious and always conditions this reopening to the evolution of the health situation.
"We are lacking a little concrete things to be able to really plan on the reopening of our business", regrets Geoffrey Clavel, president of the coffee-bars-breweries branch of the UMIH (Union of trades and hospitality industries ) Rhône and restaurateur in Lyon, Sunday on Europe 1. For more information, it's here.
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In the United States, half of adults have received at least one dose
Half of American adults have received at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19, according to data updated Sunday by the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), the main federal public health agency in the States. United.
50.4% of people over 18 are partially immunized and 32.5% are fully vaccinated, a figure that rises to 65.9% for those over 65.
In total, more than 131.2 million people have received at least one injection.
More than three million dead in the world
The pandemic has killed more than 3 million people worldwide (at least 3,011,975 deaths), according to a report established on Sunday by AFP from official sources.
The United States is the country with the highest death toll with 567,210 deaths, followed by Brazil (373,335), Mexico (212,228), India (177,150) and the United Kingdom (127,260).
These figures are globally underestimated.
They are based on daily reports from national health authorities, without including reassessments based on statistical bases.