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In France, where the threshold of 30,000 deaths linked to the coronavirus was crossed at the end of the week, calls to respect barrier gestures and to wear a mask are increasing. Because if the number of patients in intensive care continues to decrease, the reproduction rate of the epidemic has returned to above 1, which means that a patient contaminates on average more than one person. A visit by Prime Minister Jean Castex is expected on Sunday in Guyana, a region particularly affected by the epidemic.
Information to remember
- France crossed the 30,000 death mark on Friday
- Prime Minister Jean Castex is visiting Sunday in Guyana, a region very affected by Covid-19
- With 65,500 additional cases recorded in 24 hours, the United States records a new record in the number of infections
A call to wear a mask in France
France had 30,004 officially registered deaths on Friday due to the Covid-19. However, the number of patients suffering from a severe form in intensive care fell below 500, to 496 specifies the Directorate General of Health. While the rate of reproduction of the epidemic has returned above 1, and faced with the risk of a second wave, 14 renowned doctors, including Jimmy Mohamed, general practitioner and columnist on Europe 1, have called in a forum published by the Parisian "wearing a compulsory mask in all enclosed public places" in France to prevent the epidemic from starting again, noting that the barrier movements have been relaxed.
In mainland France, the situation is considered most worrying in Mayenne: the number of people infected with the coronavirus has increased fourfold in two weeks. The department, which has at least six identified clusters, was declared "in a vulnerable situation" on Friday by Public Health France, like Mayotte and Guyana. Prime Minister Jean Castex is also visiting Sunday in this territory of South America, which alone has more than 5,500 confirmed cases of contamination with coronavirus.
Rapid tests available in pharmacies
Pharmacies have been authorized since Saturday to perform rapid diagnostic orientation tests (TROD) which allow to know, in a few minutes, if an individual has produced antibodies against the new coronavirus, according to a decree published in the Official Journal. TROD serological tests consist of taking a drop of blood by pricking the skin, usually at the fingertip, and then putting it in contact with a reagent. The result appears in a few minutes. However, a positive result must be confirmed in the laboratory by a blood test.
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An evening to thank the caregivers
According to information from Europe 1, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran is organizing an evening on July 13 at the Grand Palais to thank the health personnel mobilized during the epidemic. Between 800 and 1,000 people responded to the minister's invitation. The evening will be held "with respect for social distancing and barrier gestures", wishes to clarify the entourage of the Minister. All the details in our article.
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Concern grows in the United States in the face of the outbreak of contamination
The United States recorded a new record for the number of coronavirus infections in a day on Thursday, with more than 65,500 additional cases counted in 24 hours, according to the count at 8:30 p.m. local time from Johns Hopkins University. The total number of cases registered in the country since the start of the pandemic is now more than 3.11 million. The previous record dated Tuesday, with more than 60,200 new cases in one day. Concern about the virus continues to grow in the United States, which for several weeks has been experiencing an outbreak of infections in the south and west of the country, by far the most affected in absolute terms.
In addition, US President Donald Trump appeared for the first time publicly on Saturday with a mask, which has become in the United States an object of passionate political debate as much as a bulwark against the outbreak of Covid-19. The mask that Donald Trump wore was midnight blue and wore, engraved on one of its corners, the golden coat of arms of the American presidency
The pandemic is still progressing in Latin America
Brazil remains the most affected by the virus in the subcontinent and the second in the world, recording the most new deaths in 24 hours, or 1,214. The official Brazilian balance sheet as of Saturday was 1,839,850 confirmed cases of contamination and 71,469 deaths.
In Chile, the death toll has exceeded 11,000 dead. Peru, also very affected by the pandemic, had 322,710 cases of contamination and 11,682 deaths on Saturday, according to the Peruvian Ministry of Health. Colombia exceeded the threshold of 5,000 deaths on Saturday, according to an official report.
Over 561,000 dead worldwide
The new coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 561,551 people worldwide since the WHO office in China reported the appearance of the disease in late December, according to an AFP report from official sources. . Over 12,580,980 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 196 countries and territories.
The United States is the most affected country in terms of both death and cases, with 134,729 deaths for 3,242,073 cases. Follow Brazil with 70,398 dead, the United Kingdom (44,798), Italy (34,945) and Mexico (34,191).