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The health situation is gradually improving in France. While the coronavirus epidemic has killed 22,856 people in France since the beginning of March, the toll for the past 24 hours is down sharply, with 242 new deaths, compared to 369 the previous day, while the number of patients in intensive care continues to lower. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe must present to the National Assembly the government's plan for deconfinement, but the executive faces criticism from the opposition. Follow the situation live.
The main information to remember
- 22,856 people died of coronavirus in France
- Prime Minister Édouard Philippe to present the government's deconfinement plan on Tuesday
- But the opposition is annoyed by the conditions of this presentation
- The pandemic has killed at least 204,696 people worldwide
More than 22,800 dead in France
The epidemic has killed 22,856 people in France since the beginning of March, but the toll of the past 24 hours is down sharply, with 242 new deaths, against 369 on the previous day, announced Sunday the Directorate General of Health. The epidemic killed 14,202 people in hospitals, 152 more deaths in 24 hours, the lowest daily toll for five weeks, and 8,654 in retirement homes and other medico-social establishments (+90).
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In intensive care, the number of patients has now dropped for 18 consecutive days with 4,682 people admitted for Covid-19, 43 fewer since Saturday. Currently, 28,217 people are hospitalized for a COVID-19 infection, which is 5 fewer people than on Saturday. Since the start of the epidemic, 87,985 people have been hospitalized and 44,903 have returned home.
Édouard Philippe must present his containment plan, the annoyed opposition
Prime Minister Édouard Philippe will present Tuesday to the National Assembly "the national strategy of the deconfinement plan" which is to begin gradually on May 11. Seventeen priority projects have been identified for deconfinement, among which the return to school, the return to work in companies, the operation of public transport, the supply of masks and gel, the testing policy or the support for the elderly.
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But the executive must already face an outcry from the opposition, which is annoyed by the sequence in a single sequence of the presentation of the plan, the debate and the vote which, even if it does not engage the responsibility of the government will have a strong symbolic significance. "It seems to be democracy, it's only brutality," protested rebellious Jean-Luc Mélenchon, announcing his intention to vote against. The Republicans deplore the impossibility of having a "time for reflection" and call for a postponement of the vote until Wednesday or Thursday.
Over 204,000 dead worldwide
The pandemic has killed at least 204,696 people worldwide since its onset in December in China, according to an assessment made Sunday by AFP. Over 2.9 million cases have been diagnosed in 193 countries and territories.
The United States is the most affected country, with 54,175 deaths and nearly 956,292 confirmed infections. Italy (26,644 deaths), Spain (23,190), France (22,856) and the United Kingdom (20,732) follow. British figures do not take into account retirement homes where several thousand elderly people have died, according to industry representatives.