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United States: the bar of 10 million cases is crossed
According to the Johns Hopkins University count, the United States has exceeded 10 million cases of Covid-19 since the start of the epidemic. A figure that is only increasing exponentially, from 9 to 10 million confirmed cases in just 10 days.
Italy: the virus resumes in a very virulent way
With the situation out of control in Italy, doctors strongly recommend that the government set up a ” full re-containment To cope with this epidemic rebound. Four regions are in the red zone in the country, which has recorded 41,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
Brazil: CoronaVac vaccine tests suspended after “serious accident”
Chinese laboratory Sinovac Biotech has suspended testing of the CoronaVac vaccine after “ serious accident “In a volunteer, the nature of which is not specified but which could lead to” clinically significant events According to the Health Vigilance Agency (Anvisa), such as potential fatal side effects, severe disability, hospitalization or death. The laboratory is however ” confident in the safety of the vaccine “, Ensuring that the accident is” unconnected With the vaccine.
“The peak of the epidemic is in front of us” said Jérôme Salomon
The Director General of Health, Jérôme Salomon, declared yesterday that “ the peak of the epidemic is in front of us “. With 551 deaths yesterday, France recorded a new record since the 2nd wave. The country is now the 4th country in the world in terms of cases of contamination, where 1,807,479 cases have been identified.