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Anti-Covid tests in Paris (photo illustration).
In summary :
– At the hospital the peak has not passed, far from it: for the first time since the end of April, 30,000 patients are hospitalized for Covid. Among them, 18,044 in conventional hospitalization (a 15% increase in one week), 7,557 patients in follow-up and rehabilitation care (+23%). Only the number of critical care patients is down slightly: 3,741 (-4%).
– Five days after announcing a timetable for lifting health measures to fight against the omicron wave, the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, admitted on Tuesday that the peak had not yet passed: “The omicron wave continues. In some regions, this variant continues to increase quite strongly..
– The Pfizer-BioNTech alliance has started recruitment for a clinical trial which aims to test, on adults aged 55 and under, the safety and immune response of their vaccine against Covid-19 which specifically targets the omicron variant.
The Biden administration withdraws the vaccination obligation in large companies. The administration of President Joe Biden formally withdrew the vaccination requirement in companies with more than 100 employees on Tuesday, taking note of the veto issued by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Occupational Health and Safety Agency (Osha) announced this withdrawal in a short press release without mentioning the decision of the High Court which left it no choice. She clarified “strongly encourage employees to be vaccinated against the ongoing dangers posed by Covid-19 in the workplace”.
One in 10 French people tested positive in less than a month. According to data from Public Health France pointed out by Guillaume Rozier, the founder of CovidTracker, one in ten inhabitants of France has tested positive since January 1. The tidal wave of contamination caused by omicron for several weeks even questions the relevance of monitoring indicators.
1 in 10 French people have tested positive since January 1 pic.twitter.com/AZJSksRSPH
– GRZ (@GuillaumeRozier) January 25, 2022
The 2022 baccalaureate specialty tests pending. Covid-19 obligation epidemic, baccalaureate specialty exams, scheduled for March 14 to 16, could be arranged or postponed to the end of March, May or June. The Ministry of Education is currently consulting unions and representatives of parents and students before announcing its decision in the coming days. Jean-Michel Blanquer assured Monday, during a trip to Tourcoing, that a decision would be made “within eight days”.