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While France counted this Monday 28,239 deaths from the coronavirus on its territory, the number of patients in the intensive care units fell for the first time since March 22 under 2,000. A real ray of hope as no less than 25 homes of the Covid-19 have appeared in France since May 11. For its part, the Council of State ordered the government to lift the "general and absolute" ban on assembly in places of worship which came into force with confinement.
At European level, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel presented a 500 billion euro recovery plan on Monday to help the European Union overcome the crisis caused by the pandemic. Follow the situation live.
The main information to remember
- 28,239 people have died in France since the start of the epidemic
- Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel demand a 500 billion euro European recovery plan
- The Council of State orders to lift the "general and absolute" ban on assembly in places of worship
- Covid-19 killed at least 316,333 people worldwide, including more than 90,000 in the United States
Paris and Berlin propose a massive plan
After an afternoon in videoconference, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel presented Monday a "Franco-German initiative": a stimulus plan of 500 billion euros to help the European Union overcome the crisis caused by the pandemic, via a new mechanism for pooling European debt. A proposal defended a few hours later at the microphone of Europe 1 by the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Amélie de Montchalin, who estimated that "no country can do it alone" in this crisis.
Once all the EU Member States have approved this plan, the € 500 billion must be distributed among the sectors and regions most affected. "It would not be a question of credit but of budgetary expenditure allocated to the regions most affected by Covid-19. It is important that the European Union make money available. We will of course then have to repay this money" said Angela Merkel. But it is indeed, said Emmanuel Macron, "transfers", which means that it is not necessarily the beneficiaries of this aid who will have to repay it.
Towards an end to the ban on assembly in places of worship
Meanwhile in France, the deconfinement continues. And it should even go faster, according to the Council of State. He ordered the government on Monday to lift the "general and absolute" ban on assembly in places of worship, put in place as part of the state of health emergency, due to its "disproportionate nature". Seized in summary proceedings by several associations and individual applicants, the highest administrative court considered in an order that this prohibition "seriously and manifestly unlawfully infringes" freedom of worship and enjoins the government to lift it "within eight days".
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28,239 dead in France
Monday, France had 28,239 deaths from coronavirus, or 131 more deaths in 24 hours. In detail, there were 17,589 deaths in hospitals and 10,650 deaths in social and medico-social establishments. On the other hand, the reflux continues in the intensive care units, with 89 fewer patients in the last 24 hours. The total number of patients in these services is now 1.998, falling below the symbolic bar of 2,000 for the first time since March 22. This figure, which notably reflects the pressure on the hospital system, has been falling since April 9, after reaching a peak of 7,148.
Some of the colleges reopened on Monday
After nursery and elementary schools, some colleges in turn reopened on Monday. Some 185,000 children returned to class, only in sixth and fifth, in 85% of the colleges, or 4,000 establishments. A return to school under the sign of health protection with the wearing of a mandatory mask. "A special day" that the students at Alouette College in Pessac, Gironde, told at the microphone of Europe 1.
But while the majority of colleges were opening, as many as 70 schools were closing due to the coronavirus. This is particularly the case in Roubaix, where seven establishments remained closed. A decision approved by the parents, as explained in our report.
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Summer will not stop the pandemic
The good weather will not change anything. According to a study by researchers from the American University of Princeton, which appeared in the journal "Science" on Monday, "the coronavirus will spread quickly, whatever the weather." "We anticipate that the warmer, more humid climates will not slow the virus in the initial stages of the pandemic," said the study's first author, Rachel Baker.
At least 316,333 deaths worldwide, including more than 90,000 in the United States
The pandemic has killed at least 316,333 people worldwide since its onset in December in China, according to an assessment from official sources Monday at 7 p.m. GMT. The United States, the country most affected in terms of number of deaths and cases, has more than 90,000 deaths and more than 1.5 million cases 89,874 deaths for 1,496,509 cases according to the count of Johns Hopkins University which refers to. In one week, 10,000 more Americans died from Covid-19. Among the rest of the most bereaved countries are the United Kingdom with 34,796 dead, Italy (32,007), France (28,239) and Spain (27,709).
Among the most affected countries, Belgium is the one that deplores the greatest number of deaths compared to its population, with 78 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Spain (59), Italy (53), the Kingdom - United Kingdom (51), and France (43).