10 million French people received a booster dose
Ten million French people have received their booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Olivier Véran announced on Saturday evening.
"10 million French people have taken their booster dose to maintain their protection against Covid. New meetings will continue to open every day so that all eligible people can make their recall on time," he said. he tweeted.
Vaccination against Covid-19 at the vaccination center of the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, November 27, 2021 JEFF PACHOUD AFP / Archives
France has a population of 67 million and all people over the age of 18 are eligible for the booster dose.
Austria: tens of thousands of demonstrators against measures taken against Covid-19
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Austria on Saturday for the third weekend in a row against government measures to fight the coronavirus, including the vaccination which will be compulsory from February, police said.
Several arrests were made for disturbances of public order, according to the police who identified "more than 40,000" demonstrators in Vienna, after several rallies in the capital.
- Soon a booster dose for over 65s in Mexico -
A booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine will be administered in the coming days to people over the age of 65 in Mexico, in anticipation of the onset of winter and after the detection of the first case of Omicron on his territory, the head of state announced on Saturday.
Queue in front of a Covid-19 vaccination center in Mexico City, Mexico, July 27, 2021 ALFREDO ESTRELLA AFP / Archives
"It is very likely that we will start the booster vaccination next Tuesday" for the elderly population, Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador said at a press conference.
First case of Omicron in Chile
Chile announced on Saturday the first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in its territory, in a traveler who arrived from Ghana on November 25.
"This foreigner, residing in Chile, entered the country with a negative PCR test", but the mandatory additional test on arrival at the airport gave a positive result, the regional health ministry said in a statement. from the Chilean city of Valparaiso, 120 km west of the capital Santiago.
- Morocco bans festivals and major cultural events -
The Moroccan government has decided to ban all festivals and major cultural and artistic events due to the spread of the new Omicron variant, according to a statement.
This decision was taken "on the basis of the legal provisions relating to the management of the state of health emergency and reinforcement of the necessary preventive measures aimed at limiting the spread of the new coronavirus", indicates the press release relayed Friday evening by the MAP news agency.
No New Year's Eve parties in Rio de Janeiro
The city of Rio de Janeiro will not celebrate the New Year with the usual festivities due to the arrival in Brazil of the new Omicron variant, city authorities announced on Saturday.
A fireworks display on Copacabana beach in Brazil, December 31, 2019 DANIEL RAMALHO AFP / Archives
This decision raises fears of a possible cancellation of the famous carnival, which should take place from February 25 to March 1, already canceled last year due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
More than 5.2 million dead
The pandemic has killed at least 5.2 million people worldwide since the end of 2019, according to a report established by AFP on Friday in the middle of the day from official sources.
The United States is the most bereaved country with 788,181 dead, ahead of Brazil (615,570), India (470,115), Mexico (294,715) and Russia (278,857).
The WHO estimates, taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, that the toll of the pandemic in the world could be two to three times higher.
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