Coronavirus: the state of the world facing the pandemic Monday, April 27

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D-15 before the start of deconfinement in France. The government must present the modalities tomorrow, Tuesday April 28, but its strategy is already highly criticized. The return to normal life seems to be a real global puzzle.

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Several countries are moving towards a gradual relaxation of the restrictions put in place in recent weeks.

Back to the office or on the school benches, reopening of shops, travel, resumption of leisure, when and how life will resume? The French government is working on final arbitrations this Monday. The executive is refining its perilous deconfinement plan while the epidemic has already killed 23,293 people in France. In the past 24 hours, 437 people have died, including 295 in hospitals. The epidemic thus killed 14,497 people in hospitals and 8,796 (+142) in social and medico-social establishments, showing a further acceleration in the number of deaths after several days of slowdown, according to a press release from the DGS. .

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe must officially detail his strategy and immediately submit it to the debate and then to the vote of deputies, Tuesday April 28 from 3 p.m. (1 p.m. UT).

The opposition, but also some elected members of the majority, criticize this method and claim a period of 24 to 48 hours for work in committee, before voting on the national deconfinement plan.

• Slight improvement in Europe

The Old Continent remains to this day the region of the world most affected by the pandemic. More than half of the deaths worldwide have been recorded in Europe . More than 125,000 deaths have been recorded, according to an AFP count. Italy, Spain, France and the United Kingdom are the four most bereaved European countries. However, the daily death toll is relatively declining.

• Gradual restart in Italy

The third European economy remains idle, but Italian strategic companies, and in particular in the automotive and textile sectors, gradually resume their activity on Monday. Drastic security measures are being implemented in Italy  to avoid a rebound in the coronavirus epidemic.

• Street games in Spain

Cloistered for six weeks, the little Spaniards can since Sunday start playing again in the street, but avoiding contact as much as possible and are asked to respect social distancing. The containment is scheduled to last until May 9 inclusive, and the government will present tomorrow Tuesday, as in France, its relaxation plan.

• Firmness in Great Britain

Back to business in Britain , the British Prime Minister calls on his compatriots to be "  patient and respect confinement  ". Tested positive for Covid-19, Boris Johnson was hospitalized and even admitted to intensive care. He had been recovering since April 12.

“  We are now starting to reverse the trend. I know it's difficult (...) but I refuse to spoil the efforts and sacrifices of the British people, and to risk a second major epidemic  , "warned Boris Johnson, who spoke at 10 Downing Street, to the first time since his recovery.

• Concern in Germany

The confinement lasted only one month in Germany , from March 22 to April 20. But the country is now facing a slight upsurge in the coronavirus epidemic. However, this situation does not seem to dampen the enthusiasm of supporters of a rapid economic recovery. Some are calling for an immediate return to normal. The cautious schedule for deconfinement, put in place by the German Chancellor, is increasingly contested. Praised so far for the effectiveness of her very firm response to the epidemic, Angela Merkel is now seeing criticism multiply.

• An air of freedom in Switzerland

The Swiss will finally be able to cut their hair if they wish! The country begins its deconfinement, and authorizes the reopening of nonessential businesses: hairdressers, florists and other tattoo artists raise the curtain this Monday. Barrier measures and social distancing remain in place in Switzerland during this first phase of deconfinement. The exceptional measures which came into force in March will be gradually relaxed in two other stages. From May 11, the children will return to school. For universities, it will be necessary to wait until June 8.

• Back to school in Beijing and Shanghai

After three long months of extended vacation in China , the high schools in Beijing and Shanghai have found some of their students. Only the terminales were authorized to resume classes. Back to school under close surveillance: taking a temperature, wearing a mandatory mask and a distance of one meter between tables.

All Chinese provinces have now partially reopened their schools, except Hubei, where the city of Wuhan, home of the epidemic, is located.

• A global crisis and an international impotence

After more than a month of controversy, the UN Security Council is expected to finally adopt its first resolution on this pandemic this week. Objective: to intensify international cooperation.

Since the start of this crisis, the Security Council has held only one video conference dedicated to Covid-19.

The cause of this paralysis? The Sino-American controversy over the Chinese origin of the new coronavirus.

France and Tunisia have jointly proposed a resolution which calls in particular for a "  humanitarian pause  " in multiple countries in conflict.

No respite for Iran

The Islamic Republic announced on Monday a significant increase in daily deaths from the coronavirus. The Iran , strangled by US economic sanctions, terrible lack of means.

Nearly 6,000 deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded. But many in the country doubt the veracity of the official figures, communicated regularly by the Ministry of Health. Since April 11, the authorities have authorized a gradual reopening of businesses. Restrictions on movement within the country have also been lifted. They had been put in place to fight the spread of the virus. However, schools, universities, mosques, Shiite shrines, cinemas, stadiums and other gathering places remain closed throughout the country, which has been living since Saturday to the rhythm of Ramadan.

• Egypt calls for help

Cairo announces that it has started negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to obtain financial assistance for one year, to face the recession due to the pandemic.

• Turkey is not messing with coronavirus!

Turkish authorities are relentlessly chasing people suspected of spreading rumors about the coronavirus. Criticizing the government's management of the epidemic can also lead to prison.

Since March, the Turkish police have arrested more than 400 people accused of "  provocation  " on social networks in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.

The Turkey has registered more than 2800 deaths and coronavirus reported more than 110 000 cases of people infected.

Turkey will send a plane full of medical equipment to the United States on Tuesday to fight the new coronavirus pandemic, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. The Turkish president regularly highlights the aid sent by his country abroad, saying that Turkey has handled the crisis better than Western countries.

Australia tracks virus and tracks people

Despite concerns over privacy, more than a million Australians downloaded a smartphone app on Monday. Commissioned on Sunday evening, it tracks the contacts of those who use this application, with people diagnosed with coronavirus.

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