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Another four weeks. The President of the Republic announced Monday evening the extension of the "strict" confinement until "Monday, May 11". At the same time, nearly 15,000 people died from the coronavirus in France, and more than 117,000 worldwide. In terms of culture, the famous Avignon festival has been canceled. Follow the situation live.
The main information to remember
- Containment extended to May 11
- France approaches 15,000 coronavirus deaths
- Avignon festival is canceled
- Covid-19 killed more than 117,000 worldwide, including more than 20,000 in Italy
Containment extended until May 11.
In a long-awaited speech, Emmanuel Macron announced Monday evening the extension of confinement until May 11 and the gradual reopening of crèches, schools and high schools from this date. "The epidemic is starting to slow down," assured the French president, while acknowledging that France, like other countries, had been "obviously ill prepared". France and Europe will have to help Africa to fight the coronavirus by "massively canceling its debt," he added. The details of the main presidential announcements can be found in our article here .
France nears 15,000 Covid-19 death toll, resuscitation again down
The Hexagon counts Monday evening 14,967 dead, including 9,588 in hospitals, announced in a statement the Directorate General of Health. An increase in the number of deaths by 574 over 24 hours. In addition, the "balance of resuscitation admissions" is for "the fifth consecutive day negative", notes the press release, which counts 6,821 serious cases. But the decline in 24 hours is only by 24 patients, less significant than that observed on Sunday (-35) and Saturday (-121).
"The impact of the epidemic is major," insists the Directorate General of Health. However, "since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 27,718 people have been discharged from the hospital cured. To this must be added the tens of thousands of people cured in the city," she concludes.
Avignon festival canceled
The organizers of the Avignon festival announced the cancellation of this event dedicated to the theater in the evening of Monday, after the speech of Emmanuel Macron on the coronavirus crisis. "The conditions are no longer met today for the 74th edition to be held from July 3 to 23, 2020," wrote their organizers in a statement released Monday evening. Earlier, the head of state had announced that "festivals" and "major events" would not be held "at least until mid-July", which cut at least ten days to the famous cultural event in the south of France.
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More than 117,000 deaths worldwide, Italy crosses the threshold of 20,000 deaths
The pandemic has killed at least 117,752 people worldwide since its onset in December in China, according to an assessment by AFP from official sources on Monday. Almost 1.89 million cases of infection have been diagnosed in 193 countries and territories since the start of the epidemic. The United States recorded 22,935 deaths on Monday evening, including more than 10,000 in New York State alone, the main home of the country. Nevertheless, the government of the same state, Andrew Cuomo, said that "the worst is over, if we continue to be intelligent". "If we do something stupid, you will see these numbers go up tomorrow."
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On the Old Continent, Italy is the country that pays the highest price for the virus with more than 20,000 deaths. In detail, 566 new deaths were recorded in 24 hours, bringing to 20,465 the number of deaths since the start of the pandemic. The number of cases stands at 159,516, which is 3,153 more than on Sunday. In Spain, the daily toll fell Monday to 517 dead as the country returns since the start of the week cautiously to work. The Covid-19 has killed 17,489 people there to date, the most bereaved country in Europe after the "Boot". For its part, the United Kingdom has 11,329 deaths.