In front of Roger Salengro hospital in Lille, March 27, 2020. – NEW CHINA / SIPA
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The macabre assessment of the epidemic of coronavirus now exceeds the bar of 20,000 dead and, if the pressure on hospitals continues a slow decline, caution remains in order pending the gradual deconfinement expected from May 11, to the ultra preparations complex. “Tonight, our country is crossing a symbolic and particularly painful course,” said Director General of Health, Jérôme Salomon, announcing Monday the results of the past 24 hours: 547 new deaths. A total of 20,265 people have died since the start of the epidemic. However painful it may be, this course does not hide the fact that the epidemic is now spreading more slowly in the country. For the twelfth consecutive day, the number of people hospitalized in intensive care is down slightly, to 5.863 (-61) Pending the gradual deconfinement which must begin on May 11, caution remains the rule because “collective immunity is low “Said Professor Salomon. “More than 90% of the population has not been in contact with the virus, which means that less than 10% of French people have been infected,” he said.
The american president Donald trump announced on Monday that it will “temporarily suspend” immigration to United States to “protect American jobs” in the face of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus. “In light of the attack of the Invisible Enemy, and faced with the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American citizens, I will sign a presidential decree to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States,” tweeted Donald. Trump.
Planes nailed to the ground. Cars left in the garage. Factories shut down. At the time of “Great containment”, we attended a historic decline in oil prices in New York on Monday, caused by a drop in demand and storage capacity approaching saturation. The WTI barrel for delivery in May initially tumbled to zero before closing at a negative price of -37.63 dollars – unheard of in nearly 40 years of listing. Tuesday morning, we witnessed a slight rebound in Asia with a return to near zero. If this collapse illustrates the uncertainties linked to the coronavirus, it doesn’t mean that black gold is worth nothing.
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