Did you miss the news of this early morning? We have put together a summary to help you see more clearly.
Coronavirus: Soon 300,000 dead, virus may "never go away", says WHO
The new coronavirus could "never disappear" and become a disease with which humanity will have to learn to live, warned the World Health Organization, as the global death toll nears 300,000 on Thursday. As countries begin to gradually lift restrictions to try to curb the December epidemic in China, WHO issued an alarming message on Wednesday. "We have a new virus that is entering the human population for the first time, and it is therefore very difficult to say when we can overcome it," said Michael Ryan, director of health emergencies at WHO, at the meeting. 'a virtual press conference in Geneva. "This virus could become endemic in our communities, it could never disappear," he insisted.
World
Follow the latest news related to the coronavirus live with us
Deconfinement: A second wave of schoolchildren back to school this Thursday
A second wave of schoolchildren resumes their way to school on Thursday, especially in Ile-de-France, a region very affected by the coronavirus epidemic, on the fourth day of deconfinement in the country, where activity resumes timidly. “I can't wait, I'm too happy to go back to school to find my friends and my mistress. And also because I'm a little bored at home, ”says Zoé, six, who must return to the benches of his CP class on Thursday morning in Vincennes. But she will find there only a handful of her comrades, since the return is done everywhere in small groups, as for the first wave Tuesday.
Coronavirus: Hotel and restaurant businesses worried before Thursday's interministerial tourism council
“We are going to be hanged on the Prime Minister's lips. While a large interministerial tourism council is being held this Thursday, in which announcements to support the sector, and in particular the hotel and catering industry, should be made, Bordeaux chef Philippe Etchebest and all restaurateurs are waiting for strong support measures. Closed from March 15, these establishments are still not authorized to reopen. "And during this time, the fixed charges are still running when there is zero euro in turnover" underlines the very media chef, who operates two establishments, the brasserie Le Quatrième Mur and the starred restaurant La Table d'Hôtes (housed in the same place), place de la Comédie in Bordeaux. But the priority, insists Philippe Etchebest, is not so much the reopening as the measures to support professionals on the verge of bankruptcy.
- Restoration
- By the Web
- Tourism
- Hotel
- school
- Deconfinement
- Coronavirus
- BIM
- Society
- Oms