EPIDEMIC Less than 10% of the population has been infected with the new coronavirus in Ile-de-France and the Grand Est, the two regions most affected in France, according to a study published Wednesday which estimated the figure at 4.4% National level. At the end of April, the Institut Pasteur had published the first estimates of … Read more
“MYSTERIOUS DEADS” INCREASE IN NIGERIA The sharp increase in the number of deaths, mostly unexplained, in northern Nigeria, raises fears of a strong spread of the coronavirus, other diseases likely to be neglected in this region among the poorest in the world. In the past month, Kano, the most populous city in the north with … Read more
MORE THAN 60 COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT Sixty-three complaints against members of the government have so far been filed with the Court of Justice of the Republic to denounce their management of the crisis, according to a count announced on Tuesday by the Attorney General François Molins on RTL. “There are exactly 63 complaints … Read more
RESTAURANTS ASK TO LOWER VAT TO 5.5% A group of restaurateurs led by Olivier Bertrand, president of the group of the same name, number two in catering in France with a thousand establishments (Burger King, Hippopotamus, and the Parisian brasseries Lipp, la Coupole, Au Pied de cochon, le Procope …), asks the State for “temporary … Read more
NEW BALANCE SHEET The figures are starting to rise again in France: 263 people have died of the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the toll to 26,643 deaths since the start of the epidemic, according to the last assessment communicated this Monday evening by the ARS. In detail, there are 16,820 deaths in … Read more
MEDEF “The vast majority of companies are ready” to welcome employees to their site from Monday, estimated on Sunday the president of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux. “The vast majority of companies are ready, they have been working hard for a few weeks. (…) They had to buy masks, gels, visors, Plexiglas when necessary, they … Read more
SENSIBLE POINT Deputies and senators have reached an agreement on the bill extending the state of health emergency, with a view to adoption by the Parliament on Saturday, with a compromise on the sensitive point of the criminal responsibility of decision-makers, according to parliamentary sources. The compromise version proposes an amendment to the public health … Read more
RATP As of May 11, all RER stations will be open, as will metro stations connecting with major Parisian stations (Gare du Nord, Gare de l’Est, Saint Lazare) and major transport hubs (Châtelet, Les Halles, Montparnasse). Conversely, the République metro station, one of the busiest in the network, will remain closed, detailed Catherine Guillouard, president … Read more
ECONOMY In addition to the health crisis, the signals are always more worrying on the economic front. In France, under the effect of the coronavirus, 453,800 jobs were destroyed in the first quarter in the private sector, a drop of 2.3% in the number of jobs compared to the previous quarter, according to a provisional … Read more
UNITED STATES The United States again recorded more than 2,000 additional deaths from the coronavirus in 24 hours on Wednesday, bringing the total death toll to 73,095 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. The United States also has more than 1.22 million officially diagnosed cases, including … Read more