The United States crossed the terrible and symbolic barrier of 500,000 deaths due to the coronavirus on Monday evening, recalling that the pandemic remains very virulent, despite the hope raised by the vaccines.
In France, part of the Côte d'Azur is preparing to experience the next two weekends under a bell.
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It is a frightening number as well as a spectacular one.
On Monday evening, the bar of 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus was crossed in the United States, as a reminder of how serious the health situation remains around the world, despite the glimmer of hope that vaccines constitute.
But on this front also the situation remains tense, very few countries concentrating the vast majority of the administered doses.
In France, Monday was marked by announcements concerning the Alpes-Maritimes.
During the next two weekends, a good part of the Côte d'Azur will thus be confined.
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The main information to remember:
The United States has crossed the symbolic barrier of 500,000 dead
Much of the French Riviera will undergo containment over the next two weekends
Vaccines start to give results in several countries, but the lack of equality in the matter is denounced by the UN
More than 500,000 dead in the United States
"More Americans have died in this pandemic than in WWI, WWII and the Vietnam War combined," President Joe Biden said in a proclamation on Monday, less than a year after the announcement. , on February 29, 2020, of the first death from the virus in the United States.
The country has now deplored more than 500,000 deaths since Monday evening.
The threshold of 400,000 deaths had been exceeded a month earlier, on the eve of the inauguration of Joe Biden, who made the fight against the epidemic the top priority of his start in office.
In the United States, the current rhythm of vaccinations (1.7 million daily injections on average) gives hope, however.
"I believe that we will get closer to normality by the end of this year," Joe Biden said on Friday.
More than 44.1 million people have already received at least one dose of the two vaccines authorized in the United States (Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna), of which 19.4 million have had the two required injections.
According to Joe Biden, 600 million doses, enough to vaccinate the entire population, will be available by the end of July.
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And the United States may well have a third vaccine authorized by the end of the week, that of Johnson & Johnson, on which a committee is due to issue an advisory opinion on Friday.
A timid optimism echoed on Monday, the announcement of the reopening of New York cinemas, scheduled for March 5, with a maximum level of 25% of the usual capacity and a limit of 50 spectators per room.
The Côte d'Azur confined for the next two weekends
In France, the situation remains worrying.
84,613 deaths were recorded Monday evening, or 333 more bits in 24 hours.
Hospital pressure remains very high.
In detail, there are 25,831 patients hospitalized for a coronavirus infection, or 367 more than on Sunday.
The same goes for serious cases in intensive care units, since they register 15 more patients than during the last check-in, for a total of 3,407 patients.
But some regions are harder hit than others.
This is the case for the Côte d'Azur in general and Nice in particular.
So Monday, the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes announced additional localized restrictions.
The area concerned extends from Menton to Théoule-sur-Mer, or nearly 90% of the population of the department.
The municipalities of Nice and Cannes are particularly concerned.
During the next two weekends, travel will therefore be prohibited from Friday at 6 p.m. to Monday at 6 a.m., except for exceptional reasons.
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Shopping malls of more than 5,000 square meters will be closed in the department, with the exception of pharmacies and food stores.
For shops over 400m2, the gauge will drop from 10 to 15m2 per visitor.
Finally, border controls will be stepped up, at the airport or on the roads, with random PCR tests organized by the police.
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England will gradually deconfin
The British government has announced that it aims to reopen non-essential shops, outdoor pubs and restaurants and museums from April 12 in England.
The deconfinement plan presented by Prime Minister Boris Johnson provides for four main stages, starting with the reopening of schools on March 8, with the aim of lifting the last restrictions at the end of June.
Boris Johnson has announced that the government is targeting a return of supporters to stadiums in England from May 17 if the health situation allows, with a capacity limited to 10,000 people maximum.
The UN denounces "vaccine nationalism"
Governments everywhere are relying on injections to try to end the pandemic: more than 210 million doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered worldwide.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, however, denounces "vaccine nationalism", stressing that "alone, ten countries have shared more than three quarters of the doses of vaccine against Covid-19 administered to date".
Urged to give priority to India, the Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer that produces AstraZeneca's vaccine under the name Covishield, has asked countries awaiting supply to be " patients ".
India wants to vaccinate 300 million people by July and is behind schedule with just over 11 million doses administered.
In the most affected state of the country, Maharashtra (110 million inhabitants) which is home to the economic capital Bombay, new restrictions were imposed on Monday after an upsurge in contamination.
Australia on Monday gave the real kick-off of its vaccination campaign.
Some 60,000 doses are ready to be injected this week, with nursing staff, police officers or residents of retirement homes.
A list of "VIP" improperly vaccinated in Argentina
Argentina's health ministry on Monday released a list of 70 people who had improperly received the Covid-19 vaccine, the revelation of which sparked the "VIP vaccines" scandal.
It includes President Alberto Fernandez and members of his cabinet, as well as the Minister of the Economy, Martin Guzman, the Argentinian Ambassador to Brazil or the former President Eduardo Duhalde, his wife and their children.