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7:27. Peru, the country most affected by the Covid, remembers its deaths. Smiling faces against the backdrop of an azure sky: in the houses of the poor neighborhoods of Piura, in the far north of Peru, large posters revive the memory of the deaths of Covid-19 in this country which holds the sad world record for death by inhabitant. Peru, with a population of 33 million, has officially recorded 2.2 million cases and the death toll exceeds 200,000, including 12,000 in the Piura region.
7:10 am. Peru: resignation of the Minister of the Interior after a party in the midst of a pandemic. The Peruvian Minister of the Interior, Luis Barranzuela, resigned, less than a month after taking office, after a controversy over a party organized at his home in the midst of the Covid-19 epidemic. His resignation was accepted by leftist president Pedro Castillo.
The 58-year-old retired policeman found himself under fire from criticism after TV Latina reported that he hosted a party at his home in Lima on Sunday to celebrate Creole Song Day and Halloween night , which had been expressly prohibited by decree a few days earlier.
6:59 am. Attendance at spa towns: “encouraging” but “insufficient”, according to professionals. Nearly 300,000 curists attended French spas in 2021, figures “encouraging” but half lower than before the health crisis linked to Covid-19, announced this Wednesday the National Council of thermal establishments (CNETh).
“It’s already much better than in 2020 (200,000 curists) but it is very insufficient”, declares Thierry Dubois, president of the CNETh, who takes part until Friday in the European meetings of hydrotherapy in Vichy (Allier).
The loss of turnover, which amounted to 63% in 2020, is estimated at 40% for 2021.
6:45 am. Green light for the launch of vaccination for 5-11 year olds in the United States. Some 28 million children aged 5 to 11 are now eligible to receive Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine in the United States, a new step in the vaccination campaign that was eagerly awaited by many parents.
The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) officially recommended injections for this age group on Tuesday evening, after authorization late last week by the US Drug Agency (FDA).
Today, following a rigorous review and authorization process by the FDA, the CDC has formally recommended the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11. This is encouraging news, and a major step forward for our nation in our fight to defeat the virus. https://t.co/JjaLbqTDTp
President Biden (@POTUS) November 3, 2021
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US President Joe Biden immediately hailed a “turning point” in the fight against the pandemic. “This will allow parents to put an end to months of worrying for their children,” he said.
6:40 am. Anti-Covid vaccine: for the executive, the puzzle of the third dose. As the epidemic resumes and the recall campaign for the elderly and the most vulnerable is launched, the government is considering its extension to the entire population, while encountering the difficulties of linking this new injection to the health past. . Our analysis.
6:35 am. The epidemic is on the rise in France. 6,680 Covid-19 patients hospitalized in France, including 1,091 people in critical care, according to Public Health France.
6.30am. 75 new deaths in France in the last 24 hours. A total of 117,763 people have lost their lives since the start of the epidemic.
6:25 a.m. 88% of the adult population has a complete vaccination schedule. Since the start of the vaccination campaign, 51,258,012 people have received at least one injection, or 76% of the total population, according to the latest report from the Directorate General of Health (DGS). 50,085,582 people now have a complete vaccination schedule, or 74.3% of the total population. 90% of the adult population had received at least one injection and 88% of the major population had a complete vaccination schedule.
