France has announced new restrictions on the coronavirus. Any gathering of more than a thousand people is now prohibited. The financial markets are down sharply on Monday. Follow the situation all day live on ladepeche.fr
France: 21st death in France
The latest death toll is 21 dead and 1191 people infected. Last death to date: a patient in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The 20th victim is an 89-year-old man in Ajaccio. It is the first death on the island of beauty. He presented with several pathologies. The government is maintaining stage 2 of the epidemic (on a scale of three).
Five deputies and two agents are part of the coronavirus cases: the PS deputy from Ardèche Mchèle Victory, the PS deputy from Sarthe Sylvie Tolmont, the LREM deputy from Val-d’Oise Guillaume Vuilletet, the LREM deputy from Haute-Garonne Elisabet Toutut-Picard and the LR deputy for Haut-Rhin Jean-Luc Reitzer.
The three main sources of contamination remain the Oise, Haut-Rhin and the town of Ajaccio.
More than a thousand people gathered
Gatherings of more than a thousand people are now prohibited in France to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The measure, announced Sunday evening after a Defense Council at the Elysée Palace, is not limited in time. It will have important consequences in the world of shows and sport. Up to now, gatherings of more than 5,000 people have been banned.
Over 300,000 students no longer have lessons: 165,000 in the Oise and 127,000 in the Haut-Rhin. Students must take distance courses. The city of Ajaccio announced the closure of all its schools for two weeks
To allow healthcare professionals to deal with the coronavirus, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran has uncapped overtime hours. It will also soften the conditions for using teleconsultation.
Falling stock markets, falling oil prices
The economic players were brought together by the Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire this Monday morning. More than 900 companies employing more than 15,000 workers have requested partial unemployment measures to date. “The coronavirus epidemic will have a severe impact on the French economy,” said Bruno Le Maire, who explains that the impact on French growth “will amount to several tenths of points of GDP”. Here are the measures announced at the end of the meeting organized in Bercy:
- Simplify and strengthen the partial activity system
- Companies in difficulty will be able to request the postponement of social security contributions by email
- Possibility of deferring tax charges in the most simplified way possible
- Reduction for direct taxes on a case-by-case basis for companies threatened with disappearance
The Paris Stock Exchange collapsed by 8.39% to 4,707.91 points, its worst session since 2008. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange the Dax collapsed by 7.94%, heaviest fall since 2001. The London Stock Exchange ends on a 7.69% plunge, at 5,965.77 points.
In the oil market, demand for oil should contract in 2020 due to the epidemic, a first since 2009. Saudi Arabia has decided to drastically reduce its prices. On the night of Sunday to Monday, a barrel of American crude fell 25.65% to $ 30.69 and a barrel of Brent North Sea crude of 24.54% to $ 34.16.
European leaders will meet by videoconference on Tuesday to coordinate their actions.
Deferrals and restrictions in the world of sport
As expected, the VI Nations committee decided to postpone the 5th day of the tournament due to the epidemic of coronavirus. France / Ireland scheduled for Saturday will not take place: the match is postponed to October 31, 2020. Two matches were already postponed: Ireland / Italy on March 7 and Italy / England on March 14.
Another consequence: the PSG / Dortmund Champions League return football match, scheduled for Wednesday in Paris, will take place but the match will be played behind closed doors. The Parisians, beaten 2 to 1 on the outward journey, will have to obtain their qualification without their audience. “In this period, behind closed doors can become our doctrine for organizing competitions and professional sport,” said Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu.
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If the next Olympic Games are not yet threatened, the Greek Olympic Committee announced Monday that the ceremony to light the Olympic flame, scheduled for Thursday in the ancient stadium of Olympia, would be closed to the public because of the epidemic new coronavirus.
Only 100 guests, accredited by the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, will be able to attend the ceremony. A costume rehearsal, scheduled for Wednesday, will also be closed to the public and the media.
Sports and shows: more cancellations
The Indian Wells tennis tournament in the United States is canceled. One of the most important tournaments on the ATP and WTA circuit after the Grand Slam tournaments is the first tournament victim of the coronavirus.
In France, the announcement of the ban on gatherings of more than a thousand people will have important consequences for the concerts and shows planned for the coming weeks.
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Occitanie: 47 cases in 9 departments, 5 in Lot-et-Garonne
47 cases of coronavirus are listed in 9 departments of Occitanie, said the regional health agency Sunday evening at 22:30. Ten new cases were identified on Sunday alone. Only one case of resuscitation is listed, the other cases show no sign of severity. The only departments in the region which have not yet identified cases are Ariège, Lozère, Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Orientales.
ARS and Santé Publique France have decided to close a school in Lézignan-Corbières in Aude. This decision follows the confirmation of a case of coronavirus affecting a teacher in the nursery school. This 55-year-old woman was among the first three cases diagnosed in the department this Saturday.
In Lot-et-Garonne, five cases are now listed in connection with the religious gathering of Mulhouse, which was held from February 17 to 21 last.
Italy has so far registered 366 deaths and 7,375 positive cases. Unprecedented situation in Europe: 15 million people, or a quarter of the Italian population, are placed in quarantine. The entire north of the country, from Milan to Venice, is concerned.
Italian government restrictions have triggered mutinies in two prisons in Emilia-Romagna. Six detainees died in a prison in the south of the country, fifty escaped.
Containment measures are in effect until April 3. Travel is strictly limited. Throughout Italy, sports halls, swimming pools, nightclubs, museums or pubs must remain closed according to a decree of the head of the Italian government Giuseppe Conte.
The border post between Italy and Switzerland in Como, north of Milan, this Monday, March 9.
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US Urges Seniors To Stock Up
US health officials urged those most likely to fall seriously ill due to the coronavirus, the elderly and those with chronic conditions, to stock up on supplies and medicines to prepare to stay at home on Monday .
“Make sure you have stocks, including blood pressure and diabetes medications, and other common medications to treat fever and other symptoms,” said Nancy Messonnier, an official with the US Centers for health control and disease prevention (CDC). “Have enough household goods and supplies to prepare yourself if you ever have to stay at home for a while,” she added.
New deaths worldwide
The coronavirus caused the first death on the African continent in Egypt. China has registered 40 new deaths, the lowest since the official count of victims began in January. South Korea has 51 deaths and 7,382 confirmed cases. Iran 49 new deaths or 194 deaths and 6,566 cases. The United States announces 21 deaths and more than 500 cases of contamination. Europe has exceeded a thousand infected people. The global coronavirus balance sheet is 3,800 in one hundred dead countries and more than 110,000 people infected.
