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DIRECT. Coronavirus: 36.7 million viewers listened to the president


The essential :

  • This Tuesday is the 29th day of confinement in France, and the number of people cut down by the coronavirus has fatally exceeded the night mark of 15,000: 14,967 deaths linked to Covid-19, exactly, Monday at the end of the day.
  • In a 27-minute speech, Emmanuel Macron announced the extension of the confinement until May 11. From this date, nurseries, schools and high schools will reopen gradually.
  • All bars, restaurants and cultural places will remain closed until further notice, and festivals at least until mid-July. That of Avignon, the world’s largest theater festival, preferred to cancel its 2020 edition scheduled for July.
  • The French government forecasts an 8% drop in growth and the deficit will reach 109%.
  • Spain, the most bereaved country in Europe after Italy, has since yesterday authorized a partial resumption of work. The general confinement imposed since March 14, however, remains in effect.

»Follow the situation live:

9:27 a.m. Audience record. 36.7 million viewers watched Emmanuel Macron last night. This audience, which includes that of news channels, is an absolute record.

9.20am. American Express helps homeless people. The banking company will pay $ 100,000 (€ 91,483) to the Abbé Pierre Foundation as part of the “SDF Emergency Fund”. AmEx will also contribute up to 20,000 euros to the PSG call for donations platform, to help caregivers of the AP-HP, the People’s Aid and Action Against Hunger.

9:15 a.m. A bus driver succumbs in Thailand. 34 new cases of coronavirus have been identified in Thailand in the last 24 hours: 27 patients are linked to old cases, four are unrelated, and two are under investigation. A 52-year-old woman bus driver in Bangkok died.

9:10 a.m. 24 billion for partial unemployment. In turn, Bruno Le Maire and Gérald Darmanin announced that the forecast cost of partial unemployment was estimated at 24 billion euros.

9 hours. Strong audience for Macron. The president’s 27-minute speech was watched by 33.8 million viewers last night (not including news channels).

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