Immunity after Covid-19 in question

INFOGRAPHY – The scientific community is wondering about the neutralizing capacities of the antibodies developed by people cured of the coronavirus. By Delphine Chayet and Vincent Bordenave– –This electron microscope image shows Sars-CoV-2 (in blue) emerging from cells grown in the laboratory. Handout ./via REUTERS Can we get sick again after a first infection with … Read more

LIVE – Coronavirus: more than 2.25 million officially declared cases worldwide

The deputy LR Philippe Gosselin said he was “scandalized” in a letter addressed to Emmanuel Macron, by the cancellation of the ceremonies of May 8, marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazism, because of the coronavirus crisis. “A few days before the start of the school year classes (…), so that everyone can … Read more

The number of consultations linked to Covid-19 slows markedly in France

All key indicators are down. If we forgot that France had been living for more than a confined month, we could almost believe that the epidemic was about to end. In the last epidemiological point published on Friday by Public Health France, the number of cases reported by the Sentinelles network, which collects data from … Read more

The far too random reliability of possible “immune passports”

DECRYPTION – At this stage, this “immune passport” is likely to be not only ineffective, but even dangerous. –For France, at the current stage of the epidemic, the problem does not come from the test, however precise it may be. THOMAS SAMSON / AFP The idea of ​​testing the whole population with inexpensive serological tests … Read more

Individual or collective, immunity will be the key to deconfinement

DECRYPTION – Recent studies tend to confirm the existence of acquired immunity against SARS-CoV-2. –A photo taken in March 2020, in Paris, shows two women wearing a protective mask walking along the empty banks of the Seine. BERTRAND GUAY / AFP In a somewhat simplistic view of immunity, it would be enough to become infected … Read more

more than 70% of intensive care patients are men

DECRYPTION – In Italy and Spain, there are even twice as many dead men as women. How to explain this difference? –(Illustrative photo.) 206162674 / sudok1 – stock.adobe.com The latest data in France on the Covid-19 epidemic confirms observations in the rest of the world: men are much more seriously affected than women by the … Read more

why you have to live as if you were already infected

DECRYPTION – What makes the coronavirus responsible for Covid-19 so formidable is its invisible circulation. Any gesture can participate in the very rapid chain of transmission of the virus. –“The good thing to do is to imagine that you are already infected, and to do everything not to transmit it”, says Professor Graham Medley, British … Read more

LIVE – Coronavirus: update in France and worldwide Saturday March 14

Since Friday, many museums in the country are closed until further notice, as well as several cultural establishments. Here is a non-exhaustive list : The Louvre, Orsay or Quai Branly museums in Paris ⚠️ In accordance with government directives, the Musée d’Orsay and the @MuseeOrangerie will remain closed until further notice. We will keep you … Read more

update on the world and in France on March 1st

Another increase in the number of infections in China and the first deaths to be deplored in the United States and Australia: the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread around the world. The epidemic is approaching 3,000 dead for more than 86,000 cases in sixty countries – including nearly 80,000 cases for 2,870 deaths in China. … Read more

two dead in Italy, a dozen barricaded cities

A 78-year-old Italian is the first European to die after being infected with the new coronavirus in Italy, where part of the north of the country has barricaded himself since Friday February 21 after several cases of contamination. Another person died on the peninsula. The first patient had been hospitalized for ten days in Veneto, … Read more