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12:45 p.m. : No gauge in the meetings of the National Rally and La France insoumise. This is the decision announced today by the two movements. “The question does not arise”, declared Sébastien Chenu (RN) on Europe 1, recalling that the Constitution allowed “until proven otherwise” the holding of “political meetings and meetings without limitation”. “It would be problematic to set up a gauge” for the meetings of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, abounded on RMC the deputy LFI Éric Coquerel, announcing that the rebellious candidate would not apply the “liberticidal measures” of the government.
12:41 : “It’s not serious, leave us alone a little.” The vice-president of Umih, the main union in the hotel and restaurant industry, is not very motivated by the idea that these establishments must check the vaccination pass. “We are not sworn to ask customers for identity documents on a health pass or a vaccination pass”, argues Jean Terlon on franceinfo.
12:36 : “Culture is not sacrificed, culture continues. What threatens culture is the pandemic, not government action. “
On RTL this morning, the minister defended the new rules for cultural events in the midst of a pandemic.
12:04 : It is noon, we rewind the news of the morning:
The Franco-Swiss photographer Sabine Weiss died yesterday at the age of 97, her family and team said. Known for her black and white photographs, she was the last living figure of the French humanist school.
Discos will remain closed for at least three additional weeks from January 3, announced Minister Delegate Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. Follow our live.
• On the university side, “the decision has been taken to maintain the face-to-face exams, which is the majority demand of the students”, announced the Minister of Higher Education, Frédérique Vidal.
• Four departments are currently on orange “rain-flood” vigilance: Ain, Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie. The latter two are also affected by an orange avalanche alert.
11:43 a.m. : For his part, the prefect of Mayotte has announced new restrictions, while the incidence rate on the island has tripled in one week. The measures are the same as at the national level: compulsory teleworking, wearing of masks in public spaces, prohibition of large gatherings and of consuming alcohol in public spaces on New Year’s Eve.
11:42 am : The prefect of Reunion will give a press conference at 1 p.m. Paris time to announce new braking measures in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic. He could announce a curfew from Monday, according to information from France Televisions.
10:05 am : ➡️ Vaccine pass to the National Assembly “It is necessary to affirm the validity of vaccination by placing more constraints on those who are not vaccinated.” ? @auroreberge Deputy President @ LaREM_AN ▶ ️ # les4V with @cyrilgraziani
10:56 a.m. : The vaccination pass is “a need to affirm the validity of vaccination by placing more pressure on those who are not vaccinated”, estimates LREM deputy Aurore Bergé. “We need the pass to come into effect as quickly as possible.”
09:47 :. @ JBLemoyne on the consumption of food or drinks on the trains: “There may be flexibility here and there, for the children, or for drinking water” # le69Inter
10h55 : Hello . According to Release, SNCF has already announced that it will apply the measures decided by the government. But Matignon and the Minister Delegate in charge of Tourism, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, specified that the ban would be applied. “with discernment”, especially for young children and water consumption on long journeys.
11:40 a.m. : Hello France Info, I come back to the ban on eating or drinking on trains: has the SNCF reacted? How to enforce such a measure which is a disrespect for vital needs?
09:41 : Hello . The measure will come into force next Monday.
09:40 : From when will it be forbidden to eat in the TGV?
10h53 : “We have the impression of repeating the same exercise each time where we are told to sign a blank check to the government to put in place measures that call into question the rule of law. ” LFI deputy Danièle Obono declared that she would oppose the bill on the vaccination pass, studied from today in the law committee.
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09:49 : Already 9 o’clock, we (re) have a coffee and we take stock of the news:
Discos will remain closed for at least three additional weeks from January 3, announced Minister Delegate Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. Follow our live.
• On the university side, “the decision has been taken to maintain the face-to-face exams, which is the majority demand of the students”, announced the Minister of Higher Education, Frédérique Vidal.
• The draft law on the vaccine pass, announced by the government two weeks ago, will be examined as of today by the law committee of the National Assembly. The executive hopes for its entry into force within 15 days.
• Four departments are currently on orange “rain-flood” vigilance: Ain, Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie. The latter two are also affected by an orange avalanche alert.
08:53 : Frenchman Benoît Paire announces that he has tested positive for Covid-19 again, which could call into question his participation in the Australian Open at the end of January. The 46th in the world had already tested positive at the US Open 2020, then a few weeks later at the Hamburg tournament.
08:39 : Hello . The bill on the vaccine pass will be examined by the Assembly’s Laws Committee as of today, after a hearing at 2:30 p.m. with Minister of Health Olivier Véran. It will be debated next Monday in session, then on January 5 and 6 in the Senate, the Minister of Relations with Parliament, Marc Fesneau, told HuffPost.
08:39 : Hello FI. Could you explain to me the validation circuit of the law relating to the vaccination pass? You indicate that it will be examined by a committee on laws and then go to the Senate. So does the parliament not vote on this law? There will be no debate in parliament? Thank you for your insight and have a nice day to the whole team
11:51 : “If a teacher sees that the majority of his promotion is affected (it will be possible) to postpone the exam”, explains the Minister of Higher Education. She considers it important not to modify the dates of the partials, because “It is also less of a stressor than managing to maintain these face-to-face exams”.
8:17 a.m. : “The decision that has been taken is to keep the exams in person, which is the majority demand of the students.”
Frédérique Vidal announces that the exams will continue to take place face to face in universities, despite the rebound of the epidemic. “The establishments have put everything in place to ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible”, assures the minister. But postponements can be considered “case by case”.
08:43 : “Alas no”, the discos, closed since December 10, will not reopen on January 6, has just announced the Minister Delegate in charge of Tourism on France Inter. They will remain closed at least “three weeks from January 3”.
08:43 : The discos will remain closed for three additional weeks, announces the Minister Delegate Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
07:28 : Screening tests and celebrations in small groups: Le Parisien / Today in France and The Republican Berry remind us that the New Years Eve of December 31 will, again this year, be disrupted by the Covid-19. The national daily takes stock of the restrictions in force for Friday evening.
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8:57 a.m. : US health authorities say antigen tests are less sensitive to Omicron than to previous variants. This means that they are more likely to report a negative result despite an infection (the famous false negatives) if a person is infected with Omicron.
07:02 : In France, nearly 180,000 cases have been identified in the last 24 hours. Daily record also in the United Kingdom, with nearly 130,000 contaminations in England and Wales. In Greece, the number of cases more than doubled compared to Monday. Argentina has also seen a dramatic spread of the virus, with nearly 34,000 confirmed cases in 24 hours.
07:03 : “The overall risk associated with the new variant of concern Omicron remains very high”, because of its contagiousness, estimates the WHO in its weekly epidemiological bulletin. Several countries yesterday recorded new daily records of Covid-19 cases.
6:17 a.m. : And to accompany your coffee, here are the main titles of this morning:
• WHO considers that the risk posed by the Omicron variant worldwide remains “very high”. New contamination records were reached in several countries yesterday, including France. According to Public Health France, 179,807 cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours.
• In an attempt to contain the epidemic, the government did not want to tighten the screws as much as in most European countries. We explain to you the strategy of the executive, which wants to avoid as much as possible unpopular measures four months before the presidential election.
• The bill on the vaccine pass, announced by the government two weeks ago, will be examined today in committee at the National Assembly. The executive hopes for its entry into force within 15 days.
• Four departments are currently on orange “rain-flood” vigilance: Ain, Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie. The latter two are also affected by an orange avalanche alert.