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Easter in confinement. The most important celebration for Christians takes place in the very specific context of the coronavirus, with very many masses canceled. The coronavirus epidemic continues to progress in France with more than 13,000 dead in the country, while the aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle is expected at the port of Toulon, where the 50 infected sailors on board will be placed in quarantine . Globally, the United States is now the country most mourning the pandemic with more than 20,000 deaths. Follow the situation live.
Information to remember:
- Catholics and Protestants around the world celebrate Easter this Sunday
- Covid-19 killed 13,832 in France, resuscitation drops for the third consecutive day
- The aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle is expected in Toulon with on board 50 sailors tested positive
- Over 107,000 dead worldwide, the United States the most bereaved country
Easter under bell, and on screens
Catholics and Protestants are celebrating this Easter weekend, their most important holiday, in front of televisions, tablets and computers, as the pandemic led to the cancellation of traditional mass and processions in much of the world. In Jerusalem, for the first time in more than a century, the Holy Sepulcher where Christ was buried, according to Christian tradition, is closed to the public throughout the weekend. A simple mass in camera was celebrated there for Good Friday. For his part, Pope Francis will give his blessing "Urbi et orbi" inside an almost empty Saint Peter's basilica, without the acclamation of the 70,000 faithful who came last year to listen and greet him in the open air. .
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Unable to reunite as a family beyond their home, few French people have bought the traditional paschal lamb during this weekend of celebrations. A huge shortfall for sheep farmers who fear a loss of 10 to 15 million euros over the year.
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More than 13,000 dead in France, a "plateau" reached in intensive care
The epidemic killed 13,832 in total in France, with 345 more deaths in 24 hours in hospitals and 290 in institutions for the elderly and other medico-social sites, according to the latest report from the health authorities. A small clearing is confirmed however: for the third consecutive evening, the number of patients in intensive care registered a decrease in 24 hours, with now 6,883 patients, which is 121 less than the day before and 265 less than Wednesday evening.
The number two of the Ministry of Health is however wary of any excess of optimism: "The time is not for deconfinement", he insisted. "It is by staying at home that you save lives (...) These measures are more important than ever".
The aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle must anchor in the port of Toulon, 50 positive sailors on board
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces announced on Saturday that the French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle, on which 50 sailors have tested positive for coronavirus, will arrive in Toulon on Sunday and could start quarantining personnel. The building, which crossed into the Atlantic, is expected "in the afternoon" on Sunday, according to a statement from the ministry. The crews of the aircraft carrier, the on-board air group (GAN) - helicopters, Hawkeye and Rafale surveillance planes - and the frigate Chevalier Paul who accompanies them will be confined 14 days "in military enclosures before reaching their homes".
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Over 107,000 dead worldwide, the United States the most bereaved country
The pandemic has killed at least 107,064 people worldwide since its onset in December in China, according to an assessment by AFP from official sources on Saturday. The United States, which recorded its first death linked to the coronavirus at the end of February, is the country most affected in terms of number of deaths and of cases recorded, with at least 20,071 deaths for 514,415 cases. Europe remains the most affected continent with at least 850,000 cases and more than 74,000 deaths, including 19,468 deaths in Italy, more than 15,000 in Spain, and almost 10,000 in the United Kingdom.
In addition, more than 1.74 million cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 193 countries and territories since the start of the epidemic.