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The latest French assessment of Covid-19 reports 22,245 deaths on Friday evening, including 13,852 in hospitals. In the process, the Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire announced a loan of 7 billion euros to help Air France and explained that another 5 billion was under study for Renault. For its part, Amazon announces to extend the temporary closure of its French warehouses. Follow the situation live.
The main information to remember
- 22,245 people have died in France since the start of the epidemic
- The State will help Air France with 7 billion euros, "historic support"
- Covid-19 has killed at least 193,000 worldwide, and more than 50,000 in the United States
22,245 deaths in France, 389 more in 24 hours
With 389 new deaths recorded this Friday, the coronavirus has killed 22,245 people in France since the beginning of March. In detail, 13,852 people died in hospital and 8,393 in social and medico-social establishments. Referring to a "massive" and "severe" epidemic, the Director General of Health Jérôme Salomon indicated, however, that hospitalizations and resuscitation are once again falling. The two balances (the difference between inflows and outflows) are negative, with 561 and 183 patients respectively.
France therefore has this Friday evening 28,658 people hospitalized because of the Covid-19 and 4,870 patients in intensive care.
Loans to save Air France and possibly Renault
Friday evening, the Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire announced "to provide historic support to Air France of 7 billion euros", via two types of loans. "It will be 4 billion euros in state guaranteed loans provided by banks and 3 billion euros in direct loans by the state." This support "is not a blank check," said Bruno the Mayor.
"We have set conditions for Air France. Conditions for profitability because it is French money so Air France must make an effort to be more profitable, and ecological conditions. Air France must become the airline the most environmentally friendly on the planet. This is the condition I am most attached to, "he said. Bruno Le Maire also announced that the State is working "on a loan of 5 billion euros" for Renault. Financial support which he qualified as "massive" in a "historic" context. "I want every entrepreneur to know that the state will be by their side."
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Amazon extends the closure of its activities in France until April 28 inclusive
Amazon has announced that it will extend the temporary closure of its warehouses in France until Tuesday, after a new court decision imposing on it a true assessment of the risks linked to the Covid-19 epidemic. The Versailles Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the unions which demanded a real assessment, confirming the April 14 order of the Nanterre court, while easing the delivery restrictions imposed on the company. In a statement, Amazon said that its employees "must stay at home until April 28 inclusive", while receiving their full salary.
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Over 193,000 deaths worldwide, 50,000 deaths exceeded in the United States
The Covid-19 pandemic has killed at least 193,930 people worldwide, nearly two-thirds of them in Europe (119,211), according to a report compiled by AFP from official sources Friday at 7 p.m. GMT. The United States is the most affected country in terms of number of deaths and cases, with 50,360 deaths for 884,004 cases. Italy is the second most bereaved nation with 25,969 deaths for 192,994 cases, followed by Spain with 22,524 deaths (219,764 cases), and the United Kingdom with 19,506 deaths (143,464 cases).
Since Thursday, 4,801 new deaths and 74,168 new cases have been recorded worldwide. The countries with the most new deaths are the United Kingdom with 684 new deaths, the United States (601) and Italy (420).
In addition, the coronavirus has infected more than 2,770,750 people in 193 countries and territories since the start of the epidemic. This number of diagnosed cases, however, only reflects a fraction of the actual number of infections, with a large number of countries only testing cases requiring hospital treatment. Among these cases, at least 736,800 are now considered cured.