the impact of the fifth wave will “remain high” until “mid-March”, according to the Scientific Council

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06:38 : Hello @mask, wearing a mask outdoors will no longer be compulsory from February 2, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced yesterday. We summarize here all of its announcements.

06:38 : Hello when we can remove the mask?

06:32 : Regarding Omicron, the Scientific Council estimates that between 9 and 14 million French “could have already been infected with this variant” since its emergence in early December. However, the severe clinical forms remain “less important”, he recalls. The body recommends in particular to allocate “additional resources” for “strengthen health protocols for the prevention and screening of infections in schools and nurseries”.

06:27 : The impact of the fifth wave of the Covid-19 epidemic on the healthcare system “will continue permanently until mid-March”, warns the Scientific Council in its latest opinion. This impact could be contained in the next two months “if, and only if, the reduction of contacts and the preservation of barrier gestures continue during the coming weeks”, he insists.

06:15 : A week ago, the collective of organizations mobilized against the vaccination obligation had called on the whole island to join a “dead island” day, and to “mobilize everywhere, in the street and in front of businesses”. “AT During law enforcement operations in the town of Abymes, the police were attacked by projectiles, specifies the prefecture. As they tried to disperse the hundred or so particularly violent and aggressive demonstrators, the mobile gendarmes and the police officers involved came under fire.

06:12 : Violence broke out yesterday in Guadeloupe, on the sidelines of the mobilizations against the obligation to vaccinate caregivers. A constable was “seriously injured in the knee by bullet”, announces the prefecture in a press release. His vital prognosis is not engaged, said the same source.

06:07 : 6 hours and a few minutes, here is a first point on the news:

• The vaccination pass will come into force on Monday, unless the Constitutional Council decides otherwise, announced Jean Castex. On February 2, wearing a mask will no longer be compulsory outside, teleworking will be recommended and no longer imposed, and gauges will disappear in sports arenas and performance halls where the public is seated. The nightclubs will reopen in parallel two weeks later. We summarize here the announcements of the government.

• 12-17 year olds will be able to receive a booster dose from Monday, said Jean Castex, adding that 5-11 year olds could be vaccinated by doctors and pharmacists. A reduction in the protocol in National Education could also be decided after the February holidays.

The heads of American and Russian diplomacy meet again in Geneva (Switzerland) today, to try once again to defuse the Ukrainian crisis. Washington still suspects Moscow of wanting to invade its Ukrainian neighbor, despite threats of heavy reprisals.

•Algeria, Africa Cup of Nations title contenders, were eliminated in the first round after being heavily beaten by Côte d’Ivoire (3-1). A result that delights the Comoros, qualified in eighth for their first participation.

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