The essential
- In France, the latest assessment in 24 hours shows 6,667 people hospitalized because of Covid-19, against 6,524 a week earlier. 1099 are in critical care compared to 1039 seven days before.
- The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, will speak on Tuesday evening, at 8 p.m., to speak, among other things, on the health situation.
- The lifts in the winter sports resorts will remain open this season. They will be subject to a health pass in the event of a national incidence greater than 200 per 100,000 inhabitants. The mask will be compulsory in the cable cars and outside in the queues and mixing places.
- Nearly 30,000 people marched against the sanitary pass on Saturday, a total up slightly from last week.
- Globally, the pandemic has killed at least 5 million people. More than 7.2 billion doses of vaccine have been injected.
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> The events of the day:
8.45 a.m. Encourage the booster dose. “We must give a boost to the third dose,” said Jacques Battistoni, president of the union of doctors MG France. Currently, “it is mainly older people who have had their booster dose,” he observes on FranceInfo. According to him, the announcement of a speech by Emmanuel Marcon on Tuesday at 8 p.m. had a “strong psychological effect”, because a record number of appointments were made on Doctolib on Friday. “We have to stimulate people’s motivation (…) Getting vaccinated is collective protection,” recalls Jacques Battistoni.
8:10 am. The airlines are ready. Airlines have prepared to reopen borders with the United States. Separated families, business travelers in a hurry to meet their clients or simple tourists are expected. At American Airlines, the day after the announcement in mid-October, reservations jumped 66% to the United Kingdom, 40% to Europe and 74% to Brazil. Air France plans to return by March 2022 to 90% of its pre-Covid capacity in the United States, against 65% in October. After probably a little hollow in January-February, companies expect a recovery in the spring and especially in the summer, traditionally the most profitable season.
7:30 am. The borders reopen Monday in the United States. The United States will reopen its borders tomorrow to travelers from 33 countries who have completed their vaccination course. For travelers arriving by plane, in addition to proof of vaccination and a test of less than three days, airlines must set up a contact tracing system. This reopening of land and air borders comes a little too late for the thousands of foreign runners who were planning to participate in the New York Marathon today.
7.45 a.m. Macron and the “sword of Damocles”. While the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, is due to speak Tuesday, at 8 p.m., to talk, among other things, about the health situation, uncertainty remains at the top of the state. The evolution of the Covid-19 is causing uncertainty, a “sword of Damocles” over the coming months, whether it is about the presidential campaign or how to manage the pandemic in France. More details in our article.
7:30 am. American justice suspends the vaccine obligation desired by Biden in companies. A US federal court of appeals on Saturday suspended the vaccination obligation established by President Joe Biden for employees of companies of more than 100 people, the time to examine potential “serious constitutional problems”. The measure requires tens of millions of employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by January 4, under penalty of having to undergo very regular tests. It was challenged in court in particular by the State of Texas, controlled by the Republicans. More details in our article.
7 hours. Hello everyone. Welcome to this live dedicated to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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