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– 8 p.m .: nearly 50,000 new cases recorded
This Wednesday, December 1, 93 deaths linked to Covid were recorded in French hospitals. Furthermore, 49,610 new cases of contamination were identified while 10,558 people are currently hospitalized as a result of the coronavirus.
Among them, 1,886 people are treated in the emergency care services.
– 3 p.m .: acceleration of vaccination for children
The coronavirus vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to 11, with the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, will begin in the European Union on December 13, a week early, the government reported on Wednesday. German Minister of Health.
Germany is to receive 2.4 million doses of the messenger RNA vaccine which requires the injection of two doses, Jens Spahn said, adding that the laboratory had committed to the new date.
“Given the current pandemic situation, this is good news for parents and children. Many are looking forward to it,” the minister said in a statement.
A spokesperson for BioNTech confirmed the early launch, saying it was contingent on passing quality checks on the production batch early next week.
The rollout will be advanced without impacting agreed delivery volumes thanks to “a massive effort, including weekend work” from Pfizer and BioNTech staff, the company added.
The European Union last week approved the low-dose Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged five to 11, after allowing the standard adult dose to be administered to children aged 12 in May. years and older.
With the spread of the coronavirus showing itself to be faster in the old continent than in other regions of the world, European countries have rushed to encourage adults to be vaccinated, to launch recall campaigns and to vaccinate children.
Infections recorded among school-aged children in Germany have skyrocketed in recent weeks to twice the national average.
– 2:30 p.m .: Europe wants a daily review of travel restrictions
The European Union (EU) must put in place a daily review of travel restrictions and rapidly deploy the COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign to limit the spread of the novel Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the European Commission said on Wednesday. .
Member states must continue to follow a common strategy to limit the entry of the Omicron variant and stand ready to put in place any necessary controls, she added.
– 1:30 p.m .: 13 suspected cases in France of the Omicron variant
Government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced that there were 13 suspected cases in France of the Omicron variant.
“We have strengthened our sequencing capacities to identify any new carrier of the Omicron variant, adds Gabriel Attal. There will most likely be cases detected in our territory in the coming hours,” said the government spokesperson.
Read also – Covid-19: case of Omicron in France, vaccination, travel … what to remember from the Council of Ministers
– 1 p.m .: Rugby teams from Munster and Cardiff will leave South Africa without their players who test positive
Rugby teams from Munster and Cardiff, stranded in South Africa by restrictions linked to the coronavirus, announced on Wednesday December 1 that the majority of players and staff will leave the country by Thursday December 2, but without some items tested positive for virus.
Most of Munster’s players left Cape Town on Tuesday evening, according to a statement from the Irish club. Cardiff, the last of four United Rugby Championship teams affected by travel bans, will leave on Thursday.
But the two delegations had to leave behind elements that tested positive for the virus.
Fourteen members of the Munster team have thus remained in quarantine in Cape Town, while the Cardiff club have said two of its members should remain in place.
– 12:30 p.m .: Alain Fisher with ARS Occitanie
The professor of pediatric immunology and French researcher in biology, Alain Fisher answered questions during a press conference with the ARS of Occitanie.
– 11 a.m .: The very effective Pfizer vaccine against the Omicron variant
After three doses, the Pfizer vaccine would be very effective against the new Omicron variant with an effectiveness of 90%, according to preliminary data published in Israel and relayed by the Israeli Minister of Health Nitzan Horowitz on Tuesday, November 30, as reported. i24NEWS.
שנים מדברים על בית חולים חדש בנגב ושום דבר לא זז. עכשיו זה קורה.
באתי עם שר האוצר @AvigdorLiberman אל ראש העיר @RuvikDanilovich ויחד התנענו היום את הקמת בית החולים החדש בבאר שבע. זה קריטי לתושבי הנגב, וזה מהלך חברתי וכלכלי אדיר.
זו הציונות שלי.
יצאנו לדרך. pic.twitter.com/wHmrutDhn2– Nitzan Horowitz نيتسان هوروفيتس ניצן הורוביץ (@NitzanHorowitz) November 30, 2021
– 10:30 a.m .: Japan suspends flight bookings for one month
Japan said Wednesday, December 1 that it was suspending all new air bookings to its country for a month.
– 10 a.m .: The Covid-19 vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to 11 will begin on December 13
The coronavirus vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to 11, with the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, will begin in the European Union on December 13, a week early, it said on Wednesday. December 1 German Minister of Health.
Germany is to receive 2.4 million doses of the messenger RNA vaccine which requires the injection of two doses, Jens Spahn said.
“Given the current pandemic situation, this is good news for parents and children. Many are looking forward to it,” the minister said in a statement.
The European Medicines Agency has authorized the vaccination of 5-11 year olds, but with a dosage three times lower than that administered to adults.
This less concentrated vaccine was recommended by the French High Authority for Health for administration to the most vulnerable children, as Franceinfo points out.
It should not start in France for a few weeks.
– 9 a.m .: global toll, with 5,216,647 deaths in total
According to data collected by Covidtracker published this Wednesday, December 1, the figures as of November 30 show 615,789 new people have been infected in 24 hours worldwide, or 262,798,850 since the start of the pandemic.
There were 7,706 deaths in 24 hours worldwide, or 5,216,647 in all.
– 8 a.m .: France extended the suspension of flights from southern Africa
France on Wednesday, December 1 extended the suspension of flights from seven southern African countries until Saturday to address the risk of an acceleration in the spread of the Omicron variant, announced the Secretary of State for European Affairs. , Clément Beaune, on RTL.
– 7 a.m .: The United States will toughen their entry conditions
The United States will require all travelers entering its territory by air to present a negative test for the coronavirus carried out 24 hours before their departure, because of fears raised by the new variant, declared on Tuesday 30 November the CDC, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Currently, international travelers who have been vaccinated may have a negative coronavirus test performed within three days of departure.
One of the proposed changes would reduce the mandatory screening time for all international travelers to one day before their departure for the United States.
The administration is also considering requiring travelers to take another coronavirus test within three to five days of arriving in the United States.
– 6:45 a.m .: Experts recommend the use of Merck’s treatment
A panel of experts advising the American drug regulator recommended this Tuesday, November 30, by a narrow majority, the emergency authorization of the antiviral treatment against Covid-19 developed by the Merck laboratory.
If the FDA decides to follow this recommendation, it will be the first oral treatment authorized in the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020.
It is likely that authorization of molnupiravir, the name of the capsule treatment developed by Merck, will be restricted to people at high risk of developing a severe form of the disease.
– 6:30 a.m .: Austria extends confinement by 10 days
A parliamentary committee approved this Tuesday, November 30, as expected, a decree providing for the extension for ten days of the confinement established in Austria with the aim of stemming the new wave of the coronavirus epidemic, bringing the total duration of this confinement – the maximum announced by the government.
Faced with the resurgence of the health crisis despite restrictions targeting people not vaccinated against Covid-19, the country reconfigured itself at the beginning of last week, a first in Western Europe since last spring.
The government had indicated that the confinement, for an initial period of ten days, could be extended to twenty days.
– 6:15 a.m .: Cases of the Omicron variant in Brazil, a first in Latin America
Brazilian health authorities said Tuesday, November 30 that two Brazilians have tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the first cases officially reported in Latin America since this variant was discovered in South Africa.
It is about a man returned to Sao Paulo after a trip to South Africa and his companion, who has not traveled.
– 6 a.m .: With 2,864 positive cases per day in Occitania, the ARS warns of a “very strong progression of cases”
Over the last seven days, an average of 2,864 daily positive cases for Covid-19 have been identified in the region.
That is a 6.2% increase in positive tests since Tuesday, November 23.
Regarding the situation in hospitals, 878 hospitalizations are in progress (i.e. more than 99 people) including 208 in intensive care and critical care (i.e. more than 41 people).
