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The coronavirus killed 33 people in France according to a new report this Tuesday evening. In Occitania, 60 contaminations are listed, there are ten in the Lot-et-Garonne. Schools are closed in Lézignan-Corbières and Quillan in Aude. Italy has taken drastic measures to try to contain the epidemic. Follow our live all day on ladepeche.fr.
Air France suspends all flights to Italy from March 14 to April 3
Air France announced on Tuesday that it would suspend all flights to Italy between March 14 and April 3 inclusive due to the expansion of the Covid-19 epidemic in that country.
By March 14, the company will maintain one flight a day to each of its (Italian) destinations to allow customers who wish to anticipate their trip, “the company said in a statement.
33 dead in France, Macron visits Samu
France records 33 deaths and 1,784 cases of coronavirus according to a new assessment by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday evening, or 372 new cases in 24 hours.
France is the second most affected European country after Italy. Head of State Emmanuel Macron went to the Necker hospital in Paris at the Samu call center which currently handles 6000 calls a day. This is the fourth visit by the Head of State on the subject of the coronavirus. “We are at the very beginning of this epidemic,” insisted Emmanuel Macron. “We have anticipated, we have prepared,” insisted the head of state, who recalled that “85% of cases are mild.” But he acknowledged that “we are no longer really in phase 2” of the state of alert, given the arrangements made in the areas most affected by the virus.
In Marseille, a cruise ship was immobilized in the harbor to land two suspicious passengers and allow them to do tests at the Timone hospital, says France Bleu Provence. The results are negative. The Aïdasol arrives from Valence in Spain and was to stop in Marseilles.
Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff confined to his home “as a precaution”, Nicole Belloubet confined while awaiting the results
Gradually the virus is approaching the summit of the state with a contaminated minister (Franck Riester, Culture) and confined to his home and another, feverish (Nicole Belloubet, Justice), whose tests are underway.
The Elysée has also significantly strengthened the protection measures around the President and his staff, by limiting visits and meetings. His chief of staff, Patrick Strzoda, was asked to telework because he was in contact with a positive case last week.
Several schools closed in Aude
In the name of the precautionary principle, the ARS, the prefecture and the rectorate have decided to close all crèches, day nurseries, educational establishments and extracurricular centers in Quillan in the Aude from this Tuesday until Sunday 22 March. Students must remain isolated at home. Interns will be taken care of at the Edouard-Herriot professional high school boarding school pending further instructions. Just over 660 students are affected from kindergarten to high school.
In Quillan, gatherings must be limited to the strict minimum. A couple in their seventies who recently stayed in Egypt are among the confirmed cases of coronavirus. On the Lézignan-Corbières side, three schools are closed until March 22: the Daudet nursery school and the Dolto and Marie-Curie schools.
60 confirmed cases in Occitania
The Occitanie regional health agency announced thirteen new cases in the region on Monday evening: six in Hérault, six in Aude and one in Haute-Garonne. 60 people are contaminated in the region. In detail, the ARS recorded 24 cases in Hérault, 14 in Aude, 8 in Aveyron, 3 in Gard, in Tarn-et-Garonne and Haute-Garonne, 2 in Tarn and Lot and 1 in the Gers. Two people are currently in intensive care and one person is cured (a 41 year old man in Montpellier). In Lot-et-Garonne, the ARS of Nouvelle-Aquitaine lists ten cases of contamination.
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Events canceled in the region
New event cancellations were announced on Tuesday in our region: the Toulouse carnival parade on March 29 and the traditional Easter cups by Nogaro in the Gers. They are postponed to July 10, 11 and 12, 2020.
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450 sports events impacted
About 450 sports events are impacted by the coronavirus epidemic, said Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu. Almost two million spectators are affected by the restriction measures. Representatives of federations, leagues and clubs and companies linked to the world of sport were gathered at the Ministry of Sports this Tuesday morning. Professional rugby could decide in camera at the end of the day for all Top 14 and Pro D2 matches until mid-April. This measure would also affect the quarter final of the Toulousan Stadium European Cup against Ulster on April 5. The bill could reach 3.75 million euros for the Rouge et Noir!
Restrictions lifted
In China, the Chinese province of Hubei which concentrates the main part of the cases of coronavirus, decided this Tuesday morning a partial lifting of the restrictions on displacements of its inhabitants. Residents will receive QR codes symbolizing their state of health. A green code will allow them to travel to this province in central China and no longer be confined.
In China, President Xi Jimping visited Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic, for the first time. He met residents, the sick, politicians for an “inspection visit” and medical staff by videoconference. Chinese state media People’s daily, the official organ of the Communist Party, shared a video on social media.
The WHO believes that China is “in the process of controlling the epidemic” and that “the threat of a pandemic” on a global scale has “become very real”.
Italy: 168 new deaths, a record in 24 hours
Italy recorded 168 new deaths from coronavirus in 24 hours this Tuesday.
Faced with the Covid epidemic19: the 60 million Italians are asked to stay at home from this Tuesday. The whole country is placed in quarantine. “The whole of Italy will become a protected area,” said head of government Giuseppe Conte in a serious tone. Italians must stay at home except for going to work, shopping or medical care. Gatherings are prohibited. At the Vatican, the basilica and St. Peter’s Square were closed to tourists and guided tours until April 3.
The closure of schools and universities across the country, originally scheduled until March 15, will remain in effect until April 3. The football championship is suspended. All ski resorts will close, as will museums, gyms, swimming pools, nightclubs or bars.
From Rome to Naples, supermarkets were stormed by frightened Italians on Monday evening.
Carabiniers monitor road traffic between Modene and Bologna, Monday, March 9.
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Castello square in Turin, Italy, Monday March 9.
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Detainees climbed on the roof of the San Vittore prison in Milan following the new rules in force against coronavirus.
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The death toll has exceeded 4,000 people worldwide, the number of cases is 113,000 people in 101 countries. Mongolia knows its first case: it is a French employee of the nuclear giant Orano. The first death is reported in Lebanon. Spain has passed a thousand cases of contamination and has announced 28 deaths. Schools and universities are closed in the Madrid region. The United States records 500 cases of contamination in around 30 states.
