Paris (AFP)
New measures, new reports and highlights: an update on the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic around the world.
- Great pilgrimage in limited numbers to Mecca -
Hundreds of Muslim worshipers have arrived at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, western Saudi Arabia, to take part in the great annual pilgrimage from Saturday, marked for the second year in a row by an ultra-limited quota of pilgrims due of the Covid.
Only 60,000 Saudis and foreigners resident in the kingdom and vaccinated were allowed to participate in the hajj.
- Greece: curfew in Mykonos -
Greece on Saturday imposed a five-hour curfew and other restrictions on the tourist island of Mykonos, known for its festive nights, due to a "worrying" rise in contamination.
- France imposes tests of less than 24 hours -
France has announced that it is imposing Covid-19 tests of less than 24 hours from Sunday on entry into its territory from the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and the Netherlands.
The French government has also confirmed the expansion of the list of "red" countries to Tunisia, Mozambique, Cuba and Indonesia.
- Demonstrations in Paris against vaccination and the health pass -
Several thousand people, in at least three rallies, demonstrate in Paris against vaccination, the "dictatorship" or the health pass.
- British Health Minister positive -
British Minister of Health Sajid Javid announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19, two days before the lifting of almost all restrictions in England, a deconfinement that worries due to the surge in cases linked to the Delta variant.
- Olympic Games: first case of Covid in the Olympic Village -
One week before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, the organizers announced a first case of Covid-19, identified in the Olympic village, but wanted to be reassuring about the effectiveness of the drastic measures used to curb any transmission of the virus. .
burs-frd-acm / ber / slb
© 2021 AFP