DIRECT. Covid-19: incidence rate and hospitalizations increase in France – archyde

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“The epidemic resumption is confirmed” in France and begins to feel in hospital, said Friday the health agency Public Health France, which reports 5,276 cases diagnosed daily on average last week, against 4,713 the previous week.
The Council of State validated on Friday the end of free “comfort” tests to detect Covid-19, rejecting several requests, including an interim appeal by the Solidaires union against the decree ending this free service.
Friday evening, 6,534 patients from Covid-19 were hospitalized in the country, against 6,400 last Friday, according to the new daily report from Public Health France. Of these patients, 283 were admitted to hospital in the past 24 hours.
The number of people seriously affected is increasing slightly: with 67 new entries in critical care services, 1,034 people were taken care of on Friday in these units reserved for the most severe cases. 27 people died from Covid-19 between Thursday evening and Friday evening. In total, the coronavirus has killed 117,617 people in France since the start of the pandemic.
The United States could start the vaccination of 5-11 year olds in the next weeks. The US Medicines Agency (FDA) gave the green light on Friday for the use of Pfizer’s vaccine for this age group. At least 28 million little Americans are concerned.

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9:05 am. First-ever case of Covid in Tonga. The Prime Minister of the Tonga archipelago, Pohiva Tuionetoa, on Saturday warned his fellow citizens living in the main island, Tongatapu, that they risked being confined next week after the discovery of a first case of coronavirus. This small Pacific kingdom was until now one of the few countries in the world to have escaped the Covid-19 epidemic.

8:40 am. A promising solution for anyone who fears the needle … A study published Friday in the journal Science Advances reveals promising results for the anti-Covid patch. The device comes in the form of a 1cm by 1cm square, made of plastic, with over 5,000 tiny peaks on its surface, “so small you can’t even see them”, describes Dr. David Muller, co. -Study author and virologist at the University of Queensland, Australia.

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Less sensitive to temperatures, the patch is therefore less demanding in terms of respecting the cold chain and is therefore interesting for developing countries. Easy to administer, it does not require trained healthcare personnel and could therefore also advance vaccination around the world. Phase 1 clinical trials are planned from April.

8:20 am. 5-11 year olds soon to be vaccinated in the United States. On Friday, the United States authorized, via the United States Medicines Agency (FDA), the use of the anti-Covid vaccine from the industrialist Pfizer for children aged 5-11. At least 28 million children are affected. The first injections could be carried out as early as November.

8 hours. Lifting of the compelling reasons to go to New Caledonia. The need to have a compelling reason to go to New Caledonia will be lifted from Monday, given the circulation of the Covid-19 virus in the archipelago which no longer justifies locking its borders, said this Saturday the High Commissioner of the Republic. “Today, the incidence rates observed show that the risk of contamination is higher locally and that the restrictions on the freedom to come and go do not entail any serious health risk”, indicates Patrice Faure.

7.45 a.m. Unsuccessful applications against the end of free tests. Friday, the Council of State validated the end of free tests “Comfort” for the unvaccinated. The supreme court considers that free access to vaccination, the financial burden of free tests for the State and the evolution of the health context justify the end of the coverage.

7:30 am. The incidence rate for all ages continues to increase in France. It stood at the end of the day Friday at 56.5 against 55.9 Thursday and 48.7 a week earlier. This equates to an increase of 13.9% in one week. This data remains to be put into perspective: the number of tests carried out has dropped significantly since the end of the free PCR and antigenic tests known as “of comfort”, last October 15th.

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