On Saturday, France reported that the number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care units had fallen for the third day in a row, with 3,852 Covid patients in intensive care units on Saturday, 43 fewer than Friday.The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday gave emergency use authorization to updated Covid-19 boosters for children as young as 5. On Friday, 330,000 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in France, with an average of almost 300,000 over the preceding week. While officials had not published an estimate of nationwide turnout by late afternoon, police or local authorities counted around 1,000 each in Lyon, Nantes, Bordeaux and Marseille.ĭemonstrators were hoping to outstrip the 105,000 who hit the streets last weekend - some possibly mobilised by Macron’s declaration in a newspaper interview that he wanted to “piss off” the unvaccinated with new restrictions until they got inoculated.
Two demonstrators, Laurence and Claire, told AFP they were vaccinated “but we’re against the pass for teenagers, we don’t see why they’re being vaccinated because they aren’t in danger”. People attend a demonstration called by French nationalist party Les Patriotes to protest against a bill that would transform France’s current coronavirus health pass into a “vaccine pass”. So far people have been able to keep their pass valid with negative coronavirus tests. The pass - which grants access to public spaces like bars and restaurants - will be transformed into a “vaccine pass” under a law currently being debated in parliament, meaning proof of having the jab will be required. People in the crowd chanted “no to the vaccine” or “freedom for Djokovic”, in reference to the case of world tennis number one Novak Djokovic, who travelled to compete in the Australian Open despite having chosen to remain unvaccinated and is now fighting the Australian government over the cancellation of his visa.Ī measure came into force on Saturday that will deactivate the government-issued “health pass” for tens of thousands of people who have not received a booster jab within seven months of their first course of shots. In Paris, the largest single gathering set off from near the Eiffel Tower, called by fringe anti-EU presidential candidate Florian Philippot, AFP reports, while there were further gatherings in major cities like Bordeaux, Toulouse and Lille. Thousands of people demonstrated in cities across France on Saturday against tighter restrictions for the unvaccinated, as parliamentary wrangling continued over the draft law. The total number of cases during the pandemic now stands at 4,349,182. A new daily record number of Covid cases has been confirmed in Mexico, after it reported 47,113 new infections on Saturday.
Johnson’s wife, Carrie, has been photographed breaking social distancing rules in September 2020 at a London private members club, according to the Sunday Telegraph.The fallout from parties in Downing Street continues as the Observer has been told Conservative party MPs will be ready to force UK prime minister Boris Johnson out if he tries to avoid taking responsibility.Store and corporate employees will have four weeks to comply once they are eligible for the jab from 15 February. Staff working for Apple in the US will have to get a Covid-19 booster jab, according to an internal email reported by The Verge.Another 148 people have died from the virus, bringing the death toll to 126,869. The level is a slight drop compared to Friday’s 329,371. France has reported another 324,580 new Covid infections, on a day of protest in the country against more restrictions for unjabbed people (see 18:11).The figure means it has had a total of 22,975,723 infections during the pandemic with more than 659,000 deaths. Brazil has reported another 48,520 Covid-19 cases, according to its health ministry.Gavi, one of the organisations which manages it alongside the World Health Organization (WHO) said in the last quarter shipments have exponentially increased. Covax, the global scheme to share vaccines, has now delivered 1bn Covid doses.Peru’s health minister has asked vaccine companies to extend expiration dates beyond the current three month period to reduce the risk of losing doses.
The country, which has been the hardest hit by Covid-19 in the Middle East, with more than 132,000 dying. Iran has reported its first three deaths from the Omicron variant.Here’s a round up of this evening’s events.
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