France registers 16,282 new Covid-19 cases, 381 deaths - Paris News
by IANS
Updated Nov 26, 2020
Since the start of the pandemic, 21,70,097 people have been infected with the virus, and 50,618 of them have died. France now ranks fourth in the number of total Covid-19 cases after the United States, India and Brazil, the Xinhua news agency reported.
As of Wednesday, 29,972 Covid-19 patients had been hospitalised (down 650 from Tuesday), confirming a downward trend reported since mid-November. Of the hospitalised, 4,148 are in intensive care, down 141 in the past 24 hours.
On Tuesday evening, President Emmanuel Macron said that the peak of the pandemic's second wave had passed, allowing a gradual return to normalcy starting on November 28. Non-essential shops will reopen. People will be allowed to spend a longer time outdoors, and indoor in-person worship in churches will be limited to 30 people.
The country-wide confinement in force since October 30 will be lifted on December 15 provided that new infections remain below 5,000 per day. Cinemas, theaters and museums will then be allowed to reopen under strict health protocols.
Meanwhile, a nationwide 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew will remain in force, except on December 24 and December 31. Restaurants, bars, cafes and gyms would have to stay shut until January 20, 2021.
The President warned that "the return to normal is not for tomorrow ... We must continue our efforts."
As the world is struggling to contain the pandemic, countries including France, China, Russia, the United Kingdom and the US are racing to find a vaccine.
According to the website of the World Health Organisation, as of November 12, there were 212 Covid-19 candidate vaccines being developed worldwide, and 48 of them were in clinical trials.
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