The official toll of the Covid-19 pandemic is now approaching 3.5 million deaths, a figure largely underestimated according to the World Health Organization (WHO). India officially joined the United States and Brazil on Monday among countries with more than 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus.
Among the hardest hit countries, Hungary is the one with the highest number of deaths relative to its population, with 305 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by the Czech Republic (280), Bosnia (278), Macedonia North (254) and Bulgaria (251).
In France, the health situation continues to improve. On Sunday, hospitals in France welcomed 19,720 Covid-19 patients, against 19,765 the day before. In the critical care wards, which house the most seriously ill patients, there were 3,515 patients (compared to 3,544 the day before).
Key figures of the Covid in France
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> India crosses the threshold of 300,000 dead from Covid-19
India announced Monday that it had crossed the threshold of 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus, becoming the third country in the world to reach this figure, behind the United States and Brazil. According to the Ministry of Health, the total number of deaths stands at 303,720, including 50,000 in just under two weeks, and the cumulative number of contaminations has exceeded 26.7 million.
In recent weeks, India has regularly recorded a record daily number of contaminations and deaths, despite the containment measures implemented in most major cities. In the past 24 hours, it has recorded 4,454 deaths, the second highest daily death toll since the record of 4,529 deaths reached on Wednesday.
> Israel plans to end health restrictions
“For the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic, all restrictions inside Israeli territory will be lifted from June 1,” the health ministry said in a statement. The government has yet to vote in favor of this proposal.
The restrictions on travelers entering Israel will remain in place, with the ministry even considering tightening them to prevent variants from entering Israeli territory.
> The situation continues to improve in French hospitals
French hospitals are currently hosting 19,720 Covid-19 patients (against 19,765 the day before), including 324 admitted in the past 24 hours, Public Health France announced. This figure fell below 20,000 on Saturday, for the first time since October 27.
In the critical care services, which house the most seriously ill patients, there were 3,515 patients (against 3,544 the day before), including 73 recently admitted (115 the day before). 70 people have died from this disease in hospital (89 according to data released on Saturday), the total death toll exceeding 108,500 deaths since the start of the epidemic in early 2020.
Regarding vaccination, 23,081,274 people received a first injection since the start of the vaccination campaign, at the very end of December, and 9,706,333 two injections, according to the Directorate General of Health. The government is targeting 30 million first injections by mid-June.
> The list of countries without restrictions for entry into the EU set on June 9, according to Paris
This “green” category will make it possible to come to Europe “without any difficulty except for minimum health checks”, explained Jean-Yves Le Drian without further details. There will be added an “orange list” which will identify the countries whose nationals must have received a “recognized vaccine” by the EU and a “red list” with “extremely firm constraints” due to the circulation of Covid variants. 19, added the French Minister of Foreign Affairs. The latter list currently includes Brazil, Argentina and India.
> Rare heart problems reported in young people vaccinated
Reports of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, have been noted in people who have received a messenger RNA vaccine such as those developed by Pfizer / BioNTech or Moderna, noted the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), the principal federal public health agency in the United States. Most of them “appear to be benign,” they explained.
“Relatively few” cases have been reported, according to the CDC, which did not specify the exact number or the age of those affected. They were detected mainly in “adolescents and young adults”, in “the four days following” the injection. These myocarditis, which occur more often “after the second dose”, affect men more than women.
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