News in France
Step. First deconfined weekend in sight for the French, who will in particular be able to resume under conditions the path of hundreds of beaches, while the executive looks at caregivers, between “Covid premium” and the promise to end their “pauperization “.
With. France recorded 104 new deaths in 24 hours due to the Covid-19 epidemic, according to the General Directorate of Health’s report on Friday evening. The Covid-19 has killed more than 27,529 people since March 1 (data taking into account deaths in hospitals and nursing homes). But the pressure on the intensive care services continues to decrease, with 2,203 serious cases and a negative balance of 96 patients compared to Thursday. Our direct.
Covid-19. A nine-year-old child with symptoms of a form similar to Kawasaki disease described in young patients who have been in contact with the coronavirus has died. This is the first death of this type in France. Our article.
Anti-terrorism justice. The companion of Amédy Coulibaly, one of the perpetrators of the January 2015 attacks in France, is the target of a new anti-terrorism investigation, according to France 2.
Labor law. The Assembly validated new adaptations of labor law in view of the current crisis, in particular to facilitate the renewals of fixed-term contracts or temporary contracts coming to an end, the left worrying about a “precariousness» accrue.
Stups. The services in charge of the fight against drugs estimate that the confinement has caused a decrease in trafficking of between 30 and 40%, said Friday Christophe Castaner.
Study. The level of participation in the first round of municipal elections, on March 15, would not have «not statistically contributed» to the spread of Covid-19, according to a study conducted by statisticians and epidemiologists posted on Friday by The world.
Tourism. While French tour operators have announced postponing all scheduled departures until June 26, the Socialist President of the Occitanie region, Carole Delga, has asked the motorway companies for free tolls this summer to help with holiday departures. and the revival of the tourism sector affected by the Covid-19 crisis.
In the world
Brexi. Britons and Europeans still seemed very far from an agreement on their post-Brexit relationship after a third round of negotiations deemed “very disappointing”And without major progress this week, during which the tone rose. Our file.
Decree. As the deadline expired on Friday, the governor of New York State finally extended the confinement decree until May 28, when he had initially announced to put the city under a bell until June 13 . To date, the American economic capital has recorded more than 20,000 deaths from Covid-19.
Recession. Germany suffered a 2.2% decline in its gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter, due to the coronavirus, officially entering a recession, according to the federal statistical office Destatis.
Government. Less than a month and then goes away. In office since April 16, 2020 and the ousting of the popular Luiz Henrique Mandetta, the Brazilian Minister of Health, Nelson Teich, has tendered his resignation, for “Differences of opinion on the measures” fight against the coronavirus with the government, sources told the ministry on Friday.
Ireland. The country will begin on Monday a gradual easing of the confinement which had been decreed at the end of March to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced on Friday. “Anyone who arrives in our ports and airports will have to quarantine for 14 days”, also specified Leo Varadkar.
Giphy. Facebook announced on Friday that it had bought the Giphy platform which allows you to find, share and create GIFs. The number 1 in social networks said he wanted to integrate Giphy’s huge library with Instagram, its photo and video sharing service. According to the Axios website, the amount of the transaction amounts to approximately 370 million euros.
Foot. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin ruled on Thursday «premature» the end of the Ligue 1 season, endorsed at the end of April by French football after the government’s decision.
Read also on Liberation.fr
Reportage. In Mayotte, the public authorities are struggling to organize the management of the bodies of the potentially contaminated deceased. To read.
Green wire. If households are far from being responsible for the bulk of waste, progress remains to be made to empty our bins… or rather to fill them less. The data.
CheckNews. Is France the only European country not to impose quarantine on Schengen nationals? Reply.
On the front page of “Libé” tomorrow
On the menu Release this Saturday, you will find our event on children back to school, a zoom on burials in the Holy Land at the time of Covid-19, tensions in Mayotte around the reopening of shops, the resumption of the Bundesliga in Germany, clarifications from Checknews on certain gray areas of deconfinement, an interview with the historian Jérôme Segal, a focus on the mask figure in the cinema in the Images notebook, the discovery of the profession of mastering in the Music folder, an interview with Etgar Frame for the Books notebook, a recipe from cream pie, and a portrait of der dedicated to the housing specialist Sophie delhay.
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