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The toll of the coronavirus in France increased further Monday evening with 8,911 dead, including 2,417 in Ehpad. But the number of new cases in intensive care, 94, is at its lowest since the establishment of confinement. After a sunny weekend and many images of French people enjoying the good weather despite the restrictions, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner decided to react by asking the Prefects "to examine case by case", the "necessity to tighten up the measures "in the event of" loosening ". Follow the situation live.
The main information to remember:
- France has 8,911 coronavirus deaths, 833 more
- A "vast screening operation" will be launched in the Ehpad
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson, tested positive, admitted to intensive care
- Coronavirus has killed more than 73,000 people worldwide, including more than 10,000 in the United States
- "Masks alone cannot stop the Covid-19 pandemic," WHO said on Monday.
France's balance sheet is getting heavier, a "vast screening operation" launched in the Ehpad
The latest assessment of the coronavirus in France reported 8,911 dead on Monday, 833 more in 24 hours, announced the Minister of Health Olivier Véran. In detail, 6,494 of these deaths occurred in hospital, and 2,417 in Ehpad. In addition, 7,072 people are now placed in intensive care, the lowest increase since the start of confinement (March 17) with 94 additional cases since Sunday. The number of cases went from 70,478 to 74,390 over the same period.
In addition, the minister also announced the launch of a "vast screening operation" in the Ehpad. This involves "testing all residents and all staff from the appearance of the first confirmed case (...) within the establishment", which "will allow positive cases to be grouped together to avoid contamination other residents, "said the minister, without giving further details.
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Castaner authorizes the Prefects to "tighten the measures" in the event of loosening of the confinement
While the beautiful days and the spring holidays of zone C (Ile-de-France and Occitanie) let fear a relaxation, the Minister of the Interior Christophe Castaner asked the Prefects to take, "in connection with the mayors, the measures which are necessary, in particular of limitation of the individual sporting practice, to ensure a strict respect of confinement ".
For his part, the emergency chief of the Georges Pompidou hospital in Paris and mayor LR of the Garenne-Colombes, Philippe Juvin, called Monday in the "Big evening newspaper" of Europe 1 to be cautious about screw of deconfinement. According to this specialist, it must be done in an intelligent and progressive way "to avoid a second peak of mortality. Words which are not without recalling those of Prime Minister Edouard Philippe who had judged last Wednesday" probable "that the deconfinement would do it in stages.
Masks alone are not a "silver bullet" against Covid-19, WHO says
"There is no binary answer, no quick fix. Masks alone cannot stop the Covid-19 pandemic," WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. press releases from Geneva. The World Health Organization also specifies that their widespread use in the population is only justified in the event of limited access to water for washing hands, or when physical distancing is difficult.
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Boris Johnson admitted to intensive care, UK has more than 5,300 deaths
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who tested positive for coronavirus ten days ago, was transferred to intensive care on Monday, the day after his hospitalization in central London. He "asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab (...) to replace him where necessary". According to a government source, Boris Johnson remains "aware" and his transfer, which took place around 7 p.m. local time, was decided "as a precaution in case he needs a respirator". Boris Johnson is the only head of state or government of a great power to have been infected. The United Kingdom now deplores 5,373 deaths and 51,608 cases.
More than 73,000 dead worldwide, including more than 10,000 in the United States, rebound in Italy
The new coronavirus pandemic has killed 73,139 people worldwide, nearly three-quarters of them in Europe (52,498), according to a report compiled by AFP from official sources Monday at 7 p.m. GMT. Italy remains the most bereaved country, with 16,523 deaths. With 636 dead in 24 hours, the "Boot" is experiencing a new rebound, after two consecutive days of decline. Spain, for its part, has 13,055 dead.
Across the Atlantic, the United States has become the third country with the most Covid-19 deaths with 10,335 deaths and 347,003 cases. The federal administrator of public health services even compared the situation to "Pearl Harbor" or "September 11", except that "it will be nationwide".