9:41 am: Helping physical distancing, STDs decline in Norway
Less promiscuity, less STDs: beneficial impact of physical distancing measures against Covid-19, sexually transmitted diseases have significantly declined last year in Norway, according to official statistics published on Thursday.
A drop of 39% in cases of gonorrhea, 11% of cases of chlamydia and 20% of cases of HIV, the year 2020 marked by the sign of the pandemic and health restrictions has resulted in an almost general infections that can be transmitted under the comforter.
2 billion
More than two billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered worldwide, six months after the start of the first mass vaccination campaigns in December 2020, according to an AFP count on Thursday morning.
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8.45am: Teleworking, masks … What rules will apply in companies from June 9?
The Ministry of Labor unveiled on Wednesday evening the new health protocol that French companies will have to respect from June 9. 100% telecommuting will no longer be the norm, but employers will still have to offer a minimum number of remote work days each week. More details in our article.
8:13 am: Vacation: it will be possible to postpone the 2nd dose appointment
The Minister of Health Olivier Véran, invited this Wednesday evening from TF1, indicated that it will be possible to postpone the second meeting by a maximum of two weeks after a first dose to take into account the summer holidays.
“When you are vaccinated today, you have an appointment for the booster of your vaccine 7 weeks later. Well there, you can take it within between 6 and 8 weeks in the same center”, he explained.
7:50 am: “We must force caregivers to be vaccinated”
Head of the nephrology service at the Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, Professor Gilbert Deray spoke this Thursday morning, on RMC, for the compulsory vaccination of caregivers.
“Imagine for a moment that I am not vaccinated and that I infect a patient. No, that is not possible. In addition, they are potentially more fragile patients than the others,” he said.
7:13 a.m .: Last sweep before the reopening of Parc Astérix on June 9
Rides that run empty, alleys deserted except for the staff who bring the last turns of the screw and sweep, Asterix repeating its parade in the village: the Parc Asterix is preparing its reopening on June 9 with sanitary protocol.
The 80 hectares of the park, including 34 hectares of leisure and 26 hectares of car parks, seem quite empty within a week of the reopening. Here and there, however, little hands are at work: there we plant a last nail, there we sweep in front of a shop, like the character Bonemine, while further on the 42 attractions turn without anyone on board.
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7:06 am: Covid-19: these “red flags” can upset summer … and government plans
6:13 a.m .: Tokyo Olympics: 10,000 volunteers threw in the towel
About 10,000 of the 80,000 volunteers planned for the Tokyo Olympics have thrown in the towel in recent months mainly due to concerns over the coronavirus, organizers have revealed 50 days before the opening of the “Pandemic Olympics”. “.
Others have dropped out for scheduling reasons after the Games were postponed for a year, or to protest sexist remarks made by Tokyo-2020 President Yoshiro Mori, who was forced to resign in February and was replaced by Seiko Hashimoto.
Some volunteers could also be among the roughly 80% of Japanese who oppose hosting the Games this year, according to national polls. Polls carried out in Tokyo revealed a more balanced distribution (50-50) between supporters and opponents of the Games.
Mr Muto said the lower number of volunteers would not affect the Games, which itself has been reduced in size.
6 a.m.: The High Authority for Health must decide on the vaccination of 12-15 year olds
The High Health Authority is due to make public its opinion on the vaccination of 12-15 year olds this Thursday. This opinion was requested after a green light from the European Medicines Agency to the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine for this age group. On Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron has already announced that young people aged 12 to 18 will be able to be vaccinated from June 15.
The HAS must also speak on Thursday on the possibility of carrying out a serological test during the appointment for the first injection of the vaccine to find out if a person has already been infected with the coronavirus. Health authorities believe that a single dose of vaccine is sufficient to protect a person who has already been infected with the Covid-19 virus.
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5:45 am: Follow with us the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic in France and around the world this Thursday, June 3.
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