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09:31 : The British Medicines Agency announces it has authorized GlaxoSmithKline’s monoclonal antibody against the coronavirus. She says it reduces the risk of hospitalization and death by 79% in high-risk adults with symptoms. The laboratory, for its part, ensures that the treatment remains active against the new Omicron variant.
09:19 : With a little delay, let’s take a look at the news of this Thursday:
A man returned from Nigeria tested positive for the Omicron variant in Seine-et-Marne, the second case in France and the first in France. As restrictions increase, we questioned the effectiveness of border closures.
Who will be the two finalists of the Congress for the designation of the presidential candidate LR? The first round of online voting ends at 2 p.m. and the results will be announced 30 minutes later.
• The National Assembly voted to create a new school bullying offense. The text must now be examined in the Senate, with a view to final adoption by the end of parliamentary work in February.
09:11 : This is the second confirmed case of the presence of the Omicron variant in France, and the first in France. A first was identified in Reunion on Tuesday, in a man who traveled to southern Africa.
9:09 a.m. : The ARS adds that these two patients have remained in isolation at their home since their return to France. A third person, who lives with them but was not on the trip, was tested this morning.
9:09 a.m. : This man, who is between 50 and 60 years old, tested positive on November 25, when he got off the plane, while returning from Nigeria (where several cases of the variant have already been reported). His wife, who was accompanying him, has also tested positive and the sequencing of his test is still ongoing. The couple is not vaccinated.
09:06 : A resident of Seine-et-Marne has tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19, announces the Regional Health Agency of Ile-de-France.
9:04 am : He also answered the question that many ask themselves: how will the end of the year holidays be? “Christmas is not in danger if we are all careful”, by respecting barrier gestures, promoting teleworking and being vaccinated, estimates the President of the Scientific Council.
09:02 : On RMC, Jean-François Delfraissy is not in favor of a general vaccination obligation, and is skeptical about its feasibility. The President of the Scientific Council takes the example of the unvaccinated people he himself met in Cantal: “I tried to convince them, the little grannies. Are we going to send the gendarmes to them?”
08:56 : ? Covid-19: “When you take the train, there is no risk of catching the Covid”, says Jean-Pierre Farandou, CEO of the SNCF group Follow the live ?https: //t.co/xh1S6KHDoY https://t.co/bpygmJWb0u
8:57 a.m. : “When you take the train at the SNCF, there is no risk of catching the Covid, because we did what was necessary while strictly respecting the instructions of the government”, affirms the president of the SCNF Jean-Pierre Farandou on franceinfo. A recent study by the Institut Pasteur contradicts this assertion: carried out this summer, it concluded that there was a 30% higher risk of contamination for people who took a long-distance train. Likewise, the measurements carried out by one of our journalists qualify the satisfaction of the SNCF boss on the ventilation of the trains.
08:43 : “The real fight, the real enemy, is the fifth wave with the Delta variant. The Omicron variant will take some time to settle down. [en France]. (…) The response to the Delta variant and the Omicron variant is the same, it is the vaccine booster. “
Jean-François Delfraissy calms things down about the Omicron variant, which the Scientific Council believes will take precedence over the Delta variant, but not before the start of the year 2022, he explains on RMC and BFMTV.
08:38 : The President of the Scientific Council Jean-François Delfraissy beats the reminder on the barrier gestures this morning on RMC, and calls to remain very attentive to the wearing of the mask or to the ventilation. “20% of earnings [sur les gestes barrières] would make it possible to have an impact on the healthcare system which could be sufficient, associated with vaccination “, to contain the new wave, he estimates, citing the epidemiologist of the Pasteur Institute Simon Cauchemez.
07:33 : Hello @Aurel. The number of contaminations announced by Public Health France corresponds to the number of people tested positive, without distinction on the severity of their symptoms. A person who is completely asymptomatic, but a carrier of the virus, enters the count. This allows the circulation of the virus to be assessed, and it would no doubt be difficult to set objective criteria to distinguish severe cases from others.
But the number of cases is not a perfect indicator: apart from the limits you mention, it also depends a lot on the accessibility of the tests. This is why it is also necessary to follow other counts, in particular hospitalizations, intensive care admissions and deaths, which more accurately reflect the number of serious cases. All of these metrics and more are on our dashboard.
07:27 : Hello Louis. I would like to know what exactly the contamination figures represent. Namely, if they include all the positive tests (including people who have Covid, but with very few symptoms: I myself caught delta at the end of July despite 2 doses and I only had 24 hours of absence of taste and smell) or does this figure only concern cases with clearly marked symptoms and potentially with risk of disabling lasting sequelae? Because I tell myself that if they concern all the positive cases (situation n ° 1), it is possibly not that worrying, right? After all, many of us each year recover perfectly from viruses (angina, flu, etc.). On the other hand, if they only concern heavy cases, I would better understand the concerns of the authorities. Thank you for your reply. Well done and thank you for your work.
07:27 : The crew member tested positive Monday aboard a liner stuck off Argentina was finally tested negative Wednesday, announces the Argentinian Ministry of Health. Concerns about a possible contamination with the Omicron variant within the Hamburg, which had called in Cape Verde, led Argentina to isolate the ship and its nearly 300 occupants.
07:06 : The Japanese government softens its position on closing its borders in the face of the Omicron variant. Yesterday, he asked airlines not to take new bookings for a month. He finally announces that the Japanese will be able to return to their country without restriction.
07:12 : Let’s start with a point on the news of this Thursday morning:
• Who will be the two finalists of the Congress for the designation of the presidential candidate LR? The first round of online voting ends at 2 p.m. and the results will be announced 30 minutes later. Turnout was 64% yesterday at 9:15 p.m.
• Faced with the influx of requests, the time slots for the booster dose have not yet been met in France. It is, for the moment, very difficult to obtain a place in a center or with a liberal doctor within a period of less than two weeks. A situation which should not last, assure the authorities.
• The United Nations says it needs $ 41 billion to fund emergency humanitarian aid in 2022, while 274 million people around the world will need it next year.
• The National Assembly voted to create a new school bullying offense. The text must now be examined in the Senate, with a view to final adoption by the end of parliamentary work in February.