On the other hand, the vaccination campaign will also be reinforced and as of January 3, the booster dose will be able to be administered to all the people who were vaccinated for the last time 4 months ago, and not 5 as up to now.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex called for family gatherings to be kept as low as possible during Christmas. “The fewer we are, the less risks we will run,” he said.
CORONAVIRUS FRANCE | CHRISTMAS ???? | On the contrary, in France they have banned concentrations and street parties for New Year’s Eve, after a strong rebound in infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
To be able to attend, it will be mandatory to show proof of vaccination at an event that attracts one million people. In New York, the positivity rate is currently 6.58%, double what it was a month ago.
CORONAVIRUS UNITED STATES | CHRISTMAS ???? | New York will maintain the end of the year celebration in Times Square, despite the increase in cases of coronavirus infections.
The Autonomous Communities with the highest percentage of inhabitants with complete guidelines are Asturias (85.22%), Galicia (85.17%) and Extremadura (83.58%).
In turn, 79.61% of the population – 89.7% of those over 12 years of age – have the full pattern, which is 37.7 million people. In addition, there are about a million more with a single dose.
CORONAVIRUS SPAIN | VACCINATION ???? | More than 10.5 million inhabitants in Spain have already received the booster dose, which began in late November with doses of Pfizer and Moderna.
Likewise, markets, natural pools, spas and outdoor sports activities will have to reduce their capacity to 50%, while in sports with closed spaces or swimming pools for collective use it will be 33%.
CANARY ISLANDS CORONAVIRUS | RESTRICTIONS ???? | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will close the civic centers and municipal social venues and the Santa Catalina table games area after raising the coronavirus alert level 3.
For now, the Basque Government has not yet announced any type of restriction to large Christmas events, although the experts who advise the executive see it favorably
The committee also warns that the risk of transmission is “much higher” than considered, which is why it considers that this Christmas should not be celebrated “at least in the style customary until before the pandemic.”
CORONAVIRUS BASQUE COUNTRY | CHRISTMAS ???? | The technical-scientific commission of the Basque Civil Protection Plan (LABI) has asked that Christmas events such as Olentzero or the Three Kings parade be avoided to avoid contagion
The Valencian Community is the tenth autonomous community with the highest cumulative incidence in Spain, behind Navarra, the Basque Country, Aragon, Castilla y León, Ceuta, La Rioja, Asturias, Melilla and the Balearic Islands.
CORONAVIRUS VALENCIA | DATA ???? | The incidence in the Valencian Community returns to extreme risk after 4 months. It is currently located at 563.36 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days, 34.94 points above the state average.
In this last week, in addition, 26 people have died from coronavirus in homes for the elderly in Spain, nine cases more than last week, according to the latest update of the Institute for the Elderly and Social Services
This Friday, 5,562 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours. In addition, the omicron variant is already the majority in the region.
CORONAVIRUS MADRID | HOSPITALS ???? | The Community of Madrid will reinforce the 28 Covid Care units while asking a large part of the 1,500 professionals hired in Primary Care to be assigned to these units.
In turn, he made a new call for vaccination, which he assured that it is “the best tool” to fight against Covid-19, although he also warned that it is not enough to stop the cases.
Simón admitted that if measures from previous phases have to be applied “it will have to be accepted”, although he has also ensured that there are others “if they are applied correctly, they allow the increase in incidence to be controlled”.
CORONAVIRUS SPAIN | RESTRICTIONS ???? | The director of the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies, Fernando Simón, opened the door to recover restrictions due to the large increase in cases in recent days.
Likewise, this Friday the autonomous communities have notified the Ministry of Health 33,359 new cases of infections by Covid-19, the highest number registered in 2021.
CORONAVIRUS SPAIN | DATA ???? | Spain is once again at high risk of contagion of coronavirus after reaching the incidence of 511 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days.
On the other hand, the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Covid-19 has prepared an analysis report and recommendations for this Christmas, such as the recovery of telework, limiting meetings at holidays and expanding the Covid passport.
In addition, the minister also stated that 20% of the cases in Catalonia are already of the omicron variant, which in Barcelona is 25%. In this way, it is expected that in the coming days it will already be the dominant variant.
The announcement by the Minister of Health, Josep Maria Argimon, is due to the large increase in cases and the warning from epidemiologists and ICU doctors that if restrictive measures are not taken now, in January they will have to postpone scheduled operations.
CORONAVIRUS CATALUNYA | RESTRICTIONS ???? | As of this next Monday, it will once again be mandatory in Catalonia to carry out a 10-day quarantine for those close contacts of a positive for coronavirus.
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