New reports, new measures, highlights: an update on the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic in France and around the world.
The situation in France
Several elected officials pleaded Monday to make the masks free, especially in Paris, in order to stem the coronavirus epidemic which has been on the rise in recent days. “The cost of masks severely penalizes the most vulnerable populations. To guarantee its equal access to all and the generalization of its use, I call for its free access, ”said LR deputy from Alpes-Maritimes, Eric Ciotti, on Twitter.
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Anne Souyris, assistant for health at the town hall of Paris, for her part affirmed on LCI that “we must adopt with the mask the same strategy as that taken on condoms to fight against HIV: free or supervised distribution in terms of price at the entrance to closed premises ”.
According to the latest figures from Public Health France posted online Sunday evening, France has recorded more than 3,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, like Saturday, a threshold unprecedented since May. The total number of deaths since the start of the epidemic stands at 30,410 in France.
La 74eChâlons-en-Champagna agricultural fair was canceled Monday after the refusal of the prefect of the Marne to grant an exemption of more than 5,000 participants per day due to the Covid-19 epidemic, even if the commissioner general of the event still wants to cling to a “tiny hope”. Second agricultural fair in France after the Agricultural Show, economic lung in Champagne-Ardenne and traditional political crossroads for the start of the school year, it was to be held from September 4 to 14, with nearly 750 exhibitors.
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Filipino minister tests positive for the second time
Philippine Interior Minister Eduardo Ano tested positive for the coronavirus five months after being diagnosed with the disease, authorities said on Monday, trying to determine if he was re-infected. Eduardo Ano, who is very involved in the archipelago’s response to the coronavirus, announced that he tested positive on Saturday after feeling symptoms last week. He had been diagnosed with Covid-19 in March, without showing any symptoms at the time. People infected with the coronavirus usually start to develop antibodies a week after infection or the onset of symptoms, according to some studies. But scientists still don’t know whether the body systematically builds enough immunity to fend off another attack of the virus, and if so, for how long that immunity lasts.
Some studies suggest that some patients recovered from the coronavirus could lose their immunity in a matter of months or even weeks. The archipelago has experienced an increase in contamination in recent weeks. It officially totals more than 160,000 cases and 2,600 deaths due to Covid-19.
The balance sheet in the world
The pandemic has made at least 770,429 dead in the world since the end of December, according to a report drawn up Monday at 11:00 GMT by AFP from official sources. More than 21.7 million cases have been recorded, of which nearly 13.4 million have been cured.
The United States are the most bereaved country with 170,052 deaths. Follow the Brazil with 107,852 dead, the Mexico (56,757), l’Inde (50,921) and the United Kingdom (41,366).
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