The restrictions are easing. The Prime Minister, Jean Castex, announced, Thursday March 3, on TF1, the end of the vaccination pass and the compulsory mask from March 14 “in all places where it is still in force“, with the exception of public transport and medical establishments.
The Polynesia lifts the vaccination obligation. The President of French Polynesia, Edouard Fritch, announced the end of the obligation to vaccinate against Covid in this overseas community where nearly 80% of people over 12 are vaccinated, during a speech Wednesday in Papeete. Since December 23, all people who worked in contact with the public had the obligation to be vaccinated against Covid-19, under penalty of a fine.
End of the state of emergency in Guyana and Mayotte. The French government declared on Wednesday the end of the state of health emergency in Guyana and Mayotte due to “the improvement of the epidemiological situation” these last weeks.
The WHO recommends the Merck pill with conditions. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the American Merck (MSD) anti-Covid pill for patients with Covid-19 who are still mild but who are at high risk of hospitalization, especially the elderly. . This treatment, called molnupiravir, is an antiviral that must be administered quickly after the onset of symptoms.
Significant impact on mental health. Ill-being, fatigue… Mental health is one of the big victims of the Covid pandemic, with a jump of more than 25% in cases of anxiety and depression worldwide, the WHO said on Wednesday. In a new brief on the subject, the World Health Organization shows that in 2020, cases of major depressive disorders and anxiety disorders increased by 27.6% and 25.6% respectively worldwide.