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7:40 p.m. : For lack of a coordinated European response, France therefore decides to imitate some of its European neighbors. However, the mandatory screening of travelers from China is debatedwith some experts deeming its effectiveness limited.
(ARTHUR NICHOLAS ORCHARD / HANS LUCAS / AFP)
7:36 p.m. : The government says it is closely monitoring the situation in China, due to its dense population and large number of animals, “which can favor new variants”. He anticipates a “significant risk of intense circulation of the virus” after the lifting of the mandatory quarantine in China from January 8.
7:30 p.m. : At the same time, France recommends that people planning to travel to China “consider postponing their trip”. In the case of a “essential reason” travel, a complete vaccination schedule and compliance with barrier gestures are recommended.
7:27 p.m. : The tests imposed on arrival in France from China will be “made randomly”with a “systematic sequencing” positive samples, specifies the government. A decree must be published tomorrow to record all of these measures.
7:24 p.m. : The Ministers of Health and Transport announce three main measures:
• An obligation to present a negative test within 48 hours “before boarding” from China
• An obligation to wear a mask on board flights from China
• Performing PCR tests on arrival in France from 1 January
7:20 p.m. : After Italy and Spain, France becomes the third European country to announce a “strengthening of health measures at the borders” in the face of the resurgence of cases in China.
7:19 p.m. : France in turn imposes a negative test on passengers arriving from China.
6:26 p.m. : At the beginning of the evening, here is a new point on the news of this Friday:
• After Italy, the United States or even India, Spain and Israel have announced the introduction of controls for travelers coming from China. France, she always prepares “appropriate protective measures” Population.
• Finistère and Morbihan have been placed on orange vigilance for rain and flooding, with a risk of “significant floods” Laïta and Odet, in a context of abnormally high temperatures in France.
• In homage to “greatest of all time”, a minute of applause will be held on all Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 lawns this weekend. In Brazil, three days of national mourning have begun. Follow our live.
• Only fifteen days after its release, Avatar: The Way of the Water became the most viewed film of the year 2022 at the cinema in France. James Cameron’s feature film thus dethrones Top Gun: Maverickwith nearly 6.9 million admissions.
2:29 p.m. : After Japan, Italy and Spain, it is Israel’s turn to impose health measures on travelers coming from China. “It has been decided to order foreign airlines to accept foreign citizens on a flight from China to Israel only if they have tested (negative) for Covid”said in a press release the new Minister of Health, Arié Dery.
4:30 p.m. : 2 p.m. in France. It’s time to take stock of the news:
• Brazil begins a three-day national mourning following the death at the age of 82 of its “King” Pelé, considered the best football player of all time and mourned across the planet. The only player in history to have won three editions of the World Cup (1958, 1962, 1970), he had been battling colon cancer for several months and had been hospitalized at the end of November in Sao Paulo. Follow our live.
• The Spanish government has announced, like the United States and a growing number of countries, the establishment of “controls” at its airports for travelers from China, which the WHO chief said “understandable”. All the latest information in our direct.
• Vladimir Putin has told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that he wants to strengthen military cooperation with China, praising Moscow and Beijing’s resistance to the “pressures” Western. “In the context of unprecedented pressure and provocations from the West, we defend our principled positions”, welcomed the Russian president. Follow our live.
• Avatar: The Way of the Water brought together more than 6.87 million spectators since its release in mid-December in French cinemas, dethroning Top Gun: Maverick as the most viewed film of the year 2022, announced its distributor Disney.
12:37 : Should Covid-19 screenings be imposed on passengers arriving from China? The debate is raging within the European Union, while the epidemic outbreak in this country worries the international community. We summarize the various arguments put forward here.
(ARTHUR NICHOLAS ORCHARD / HANS LUCAS / AFP)
12:03 : It is noon ! Let’s take a look at the news:
• Brazil begins a three-day national mourning following the death at the age of 82 of its “King” Pelé, considered the best football player of all time and mourned across the planet. The only player in history to have won three editions of the World Cup (1958, 1962, 1970), he had been battling colon cancer for several months and had been hospitalized at the end of November in Sao Paulo. Follow our live.
• The Spanish government has announced, like the United States and a growing number of countries, the establishment of “controls” at its airports for travelers from China, which the WHO chief said “understandable”.
• Vladimir Putin has told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that he wants to strengthen military cooperation with China, praising Moscow and Beijing’s resistance to the “pressures” Western. “In the context of unprecedented pressure and provocations from the West, we defend our principled positions”, welcomed the Russian president. Follow our live.
• Avatar: The Way of the Water brought together more than 6.87 million spectators since its release in mid-December in French theaters, dethroning “Top Gun: Maverick” as the most viewed film of the year 2022, announced its distributor Disney.
09:46 : The Spanish government has announced the establishment of “controls” in its airports for travelers coming from China to ensure that they are not carriers of the Covid virus, said the Minister of Health at a press conference.
09:07 : It’s 9 o’clock! Let’s take a look at the news:
• Brazil begins a three-day national mourning after the death at 82 of its 82-year-old ‘King’ Pelé, considered the best football player of all time. From the American president to football stars like Neymar, Mbappé or Messi, the whole world has paid tribute to the world’s first football star. Follow our live.
• New sentence for Aung San Suu Kyi. The ousted Burmese leader was sentenced by a junta court to an additional seven years in prison for corruption, in the latest part of her river trial, a total of 33 years behind bars.
• The United States has joined a growing number of countries that have decided to impose controls on passengers arriving from China, after the lifting of its anti-Covid restrictions. For the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), “potential infections” that can be imported are “rather weak” compared to the number of infections already circulating on a daily basis.
From Iraq to Syria via Russia and Mexico, in war zones as well as in peace zones, nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed since 2003, a heavy toll denounced by Reporters Without Borders.
07:21 : The world wonders whether to control travelers from China. Japan, the United States and Italy have already announced that they will impose screening tests on them, while France claims “to study” the situation.
06:55 : If China no longer publishes a count of Covid-19 cases, images and testimonies show that the country is facing a devastating wave. All eyes are on Chinese vaccines, the only ones authorized in the country, none of which uses messenger RNA. But their lesser effectiveness is only one of the elements that have led to the current health situation, as I explain to you in this article.
(PAULINE LE NOURS / FRANCEINFO)