DIRECT – Coronavirus: Friday October 30

Find daily information on the evolution of the Coronavirus Covid-19 epidemic, as well as advice and measures taken by the government.

UN experts have warned that pandemics will ” emerge more often, spread faster, kill more people and have unprecedented devastating impacts on the global economy “, If there is not a major change in our economic system which destroys the planet. This warning is all the more important given that according to data published in 2018 and included in the report, there are 1.7 million unknown viruses in mammals and birds, including 540,000 to 850,000 of them which ” have the capacity to infect humans “.

This month of October was revealing for many French people, pushing up the figures for the 1st time since the 1st confinement. Public Health France indicates that ” measures concerning the avoidance of festive gatherings (+ 9%), gatherings and face-to-face meetings (+ 8%), wearing a mask (+ 5%) and greeting without shaking hands and without hugs (+ 4%) are up significantly compared to the wave of September 21 to 23 “. An awareness that was triggered by the increase in contamination and which is suddenly stopped by this 2nd confinement.

Containment is scheduled for 4 weeks, but according to a survey published this morning by Ifop, the French believe it will be postponed beyond December 1. Indeed, 53% of French people think it will be extended and will end before the Christmas and New Year holidays while 35% think it will end next year. Only 12% of French people believe that confinement will end in 4 weeks.

Yesterday, India recorded 48,648 new cases in 24 hours, surpassing the threshold of 8 million cases in the country. According to figures released by the Minister of Health, there have been 8.09 million infections since the start of the epidemic, making India one of the countries most affected by this pandemic. An increase in contamination is feared by the government, in particular because of the arrival of Hindu religious festivities which should last until mid-November.

While France has chosen to completely reconfigure the country like Wales or Ireland, other countries have opted for partial containment like Germany (until November 30), or local containment like Spain, where 5 regions including Madrid have closed their territories today. Belgium called a new crisis meeting on Friday because it is the country where the virus is circulating the most intensely in Europe.