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- The coronavirus epidemic continues to spread in France. According to official figures, 1,209 people are contaminated and 19 have died.
- Gatherings of more than 1,000 people will now be prohibited in France, announced the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, Sunday evening.
- Italy, now the most affected country after China with 366 deaths and 7,375 positive cases, Sunday placed a quarter of its population, or 15 million people, in quarantine.
- In the rest of the world, the number of coronavirus cases now exceeds 110,000 and more than 3,800 have died.
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Two weeks before the first round of the municipal elections, 28% of French people plan not to vote for fear of the risks of transmission of the Covid-19, according to the results of the Ifop poll for Charles.co, published exclusively by 20 Minutes . Our journalist Anissa Boumediene explains everything in her article.
7:16 am: Nearly 300,000 students will not go to class today
From this Monday, schools will remain closed for more than 300,000 students in the most active coronavirus homes in France.
In Haut-Rhin and Oise, two of the most affected departments, all schools and nurseries remain closed from Monday and for at least two weeks. This provision concerns 165,000 students in the Oise and 127,000 in the Haut-Rhin. Concretely, teachers and students will use distance education to ensure continuity of lessons.
In Ajaccio, the prefecture of South Corsica has also announced the closure for two weeks of all schools, a measure concerning about 10,000 students. This city is now considered a hotbed of contamination. Twenty-three of the 28 cases in Corsica have been recorded there.
7:14 am: The map in real time
Like every day, here is the real-time map, developed by two American researchers, to follow the evolution of the epidemic in the world.
7:12 am: Italy places 15 million people in quarantine
Italy, now the most affected country after China with 366 deaths and 7,375 positive cases, placed a quarter of its population in quarantine on Sunday, a measure never before seen in Europe.
The containment measures until April 3 cover a large area in the north of the country, going from Milan, the economic capital, to Venice, the Mecca of world tourism. Travel is strictly limited.
7:08 am: Update on the situation in France
According to the latest official report, more than 1,100 people are contaminated in France and 19 have died. To limit the spread of the epidemic, gatherings of more than 1,000 people are now prohibited, announced Olivier Véran, the Minister of Health, Sunday evening.
7h: Hello and welcome to this live
Here Manon, we will follow, once again, this Monday, the developments related to the epidemic of coronavirus in France and in the world. We start with a summary of the situation.
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