All people over 50 will be able to be vaccinated in France from this Monday.
From Wednesday May 12, the remaining doses will also be open to everyone "without age limit".
On Sunday, the number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care services continued to decline, falling below the threshold of 5,000 people.
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From this Monday, vaccination against Covid-19 will be extended to all people over 50 in France, instead of May 15 initially planned.
The doses available at the end of the day will also be open to everyone the following day "without age limit" from Wednesday 12 May.
In the country, indicators continue to drop in intensive care with less than 5,000 patients registered on Sunday.
Day on which the EU also announced that the contract with AstraZeneca had not been renewed after June.
Abroad, health restrictions have been relaxed in several countries, such as Spain or the United Kingdom.
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Vaccination open to all this Monday
Everyone over 50 will be able to be vaccinated from Monday May 10, instead of May 15, and the doses available at the end of the day will be open to everyone the following day "without age limit" from May 12 .
Vaccination is now also open to minors aged 16 and 17 suffering from certain diseases which put them at "very high risk of severe form".
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The number of patients in sheaves drops below 5,000 in France
The number of Covid-19 patients identified in intensive care services continued to decline on Sunday, falling below the 5,000 mark.
116 new deaths were recorded on Sunday, bringing the total number of Covid deaths in France to 106,421 since the start of the pandemic.
This indicator, monitored very closely by the health authorities, is slowly moving away from the bar of 6,000 patients exceeded on April 26 and the alarming peak of the first wave of spring 2020 (about 7,000 patients).
Lifting restrictions in sight in UK
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will confirm on Monday the easing of restrictions linked to the pandemic caused by the coronavirus, based on the improvement in the health situation, his services announced on Sunday.
The conservative leader will make public the third stage of his deconfinement roadmap on Monday afternoon.
This new step will take effect on May 17, when certain restrictions on foreign travel are also eased.
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End of the state of health emergency in Spain
A wind of freedom rose on Sunday with the end of the state of health emergency in Spain, where residents were finally able to leave their region or gather in the street in the evening.
In several cities of the country, shouts, applause and music marked at midnight the end of this exceptional regime imposed since October and the lifting in most regions of the curfew.
Images of gatherings without social distancing that sparked controversy.
EU did not renew AstraZeneca order
The European Union has not yet renewed its contract for the supply of vaccines against Covid-19 with AstraZeneca for after the month of June, said European Commissioner Thierry Breton on Sunday, the day after the announcement of the signing of a new EU contract with Pfizer.
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The first death recorded in Laos
A Vietnamese woman died Sunday in Laos from Covid-19, the first death from the disease recorded in this poor and landlocked communist country, official media announced.
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Nearly 3.3 million dead
The new coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 3,284,783 people around the world since the end of December 2019, according to the latest report established by AFP from official sources.
After the United States (581,751 deaths), the countries most affected are Brazil (422,340 deaths), India (242,362 deaths), Mexico (218,928 deaths) and the United Kingdom (127,603 deaths).