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In France, the coronavirus pandemic caused the death of 29,843 people, according to a last report released Tuesday evening, 30 more than Monday. Heard by the deputies, the former Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn defended herself for more than three hours for having lacked "anticipation" and "reactivity". Wednesday, it is Marisol Touraine and Roselyne Bachelot's turn to be heard at the National Assembly. Meanwhile, the European Union reopens its borders on Wednesday to 15 countries, including China on condition, excluding the United States. Follow the situation live.
The main information to remember:
- France has 29,843 coronavirus deaths, including 30 new deaths since Monday
- After Agnès Buzyn, former health ministers Marisol Touraine and Roselyne Bachelot will be heard on Wednesday by deputies
- Union reopens borders to 15 countries starting Wednesday, including China on condition, but not the United States
29,843 dead in France since the start of the epidemic
The latest report from the Ministry of Health, reported Tuesday evening 30 new deaths linked to Covid-19 in hospitals since Monday, bringing the total number of deaths to 29,843. At the same time, the number of resuscitations for Covid-19 cases continues to decrease. It stands at 602 cases, 17 less since Monday. If the epidemic ebb continues in metropolitan France, in Guyana, the circulation remains "worrying", recalled the Directorate General of Health.
EU reopens borders to 15 countries, including China with conditions, but not the United States
EU countries have agreed to reopen the borders of the Union and the Schengen area from Wednesday to travelers from a list of 15 countries, which includes China conditionally, but excludes the United States . This list of countries whose epidemiological situation linked to Covid-19 disease is considered to be sufficiently safe for the resumption of travel, must be updated every two weeks. It also includes Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and the Uruguay.
Several former health ministers heard by the parliamentary commission of inquiry
Agnes Buzyn will barely have had time to recover from her Parisian rout at the municipal level. The former Minister of Health had an appointment Tuesday with members of the National Assembly's committee of inquiry on the management of the health crisis triggered by the Covid-19. "Anticipation" in France in the face of the coronavirus epidemic has been "incommensurate with other European countries" and "always ahead" in relation to alerts from international organizations, she insisted, adding: " You can't say we weren't responsive. "
She also started talking about the management of the masks that were so lacking. No, she was not the one who made the decision to destroy the mask stocks, she said, adding that she had ordered FFP2 masks on January 28. More details in our article here.
Wednesday, it is the turn of the former ministers Marisol Touraine and Roselyne Bachelot to be heard by the deputies.
Airbus to cut "approximately 15,000 jobs" worldwide
The airline manufacturer Airbus will cut "approximately 15,000 jobs" worldwide, including about 5,000 in France, by the summer of 2021 to deal with the economic losses caused by the Covid-19 crisis. This number represents 11% of its workforce worldwide. The company does not exclude dry layoffs, in order to "resize its activity in commercial aviation". About 5,100 positions will be cut in Germany, 5,000 in France, 1,700 in the United Kingdom, 900 in Spain and 1,300 on the group's other sites around the world, the European aircraft manufacturer said on Tuesday evening in a press release. More details here.
Over 500,000 deaths worldwide, over 10 million cases
The coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 506,818 people worldwide since China officially reported the disease in December. More than 10,372,230 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 196 countries and territories since the start of the epidemic. Among them, 5,207,900 cases are today considered cured.
The United States, which recorded its first death linked to the coronavirus in early February, is the country most affected in terms of number of deaths and cases, with 126,512 deaths for more than 2.5 million cases. The countries most affected are then Brazil with 58,314 deaths for more than 1.3 million cases, the United Kingdom with 43,370 deaths, Italy with 34,767 deaths and France with 29,843 deaths (200,667 cases).