Paris, July 9th (Pang Linhuan) As of the evening of the 9th, there were 170,094 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in France, with 621 new cases within 24 hours, 29,979 deaths, and 512 severe cases.
[New coronavirus reappears in wastewater in Ile-de-France]
According to Le Parisien, Obépine, a device that detects the new coronavirus in wastewater, recently issued an alarm that the new coronavirus has reappeared in wastewater in the Little Paris area. However, the Regional Health Service (ARS) said there is "no need to panic". The authorities are closely monitoring this phenomenon and believe that it will not increase the risk of infection to citizens.
Obépine is a new coronavirus detection device deployed by researchers in sewage treatment plants and sewers in the Ile-de-France region. It can detect the new coronavirus in wastewater. The device was put into use on March 5 this year. Recently, the device issued an alert that the coronavirus had appeared in wastewater in the Île-de-France region over the past two weeks. In May this year, the device also detected viruses in wastewater.
The regional health office of the Île-de-France region confirmed the alert on Wednesday and said: "The rate of virus detected by the device is well below the rate at the peak of the epidemic in early March. In this case, we do not believe that wastewater The virus is spreading among the population."
In addition, the regional health office warned that there is no need to panic, because "the number of confirmed cases in the Île-de-France region has remained stable over the past few weeks, at approximately 6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants."
Vincent Maréchal, a professor at the Sorbonne University, a virologist and one of the developers of the Obépine device, said: “We need to wait for next week’s epidemic data to confirm whether the epidemic has returned. For now, the alarm It only confirms that the virus is still circulating and that the virus is still active in the population. We can clearly see that the quarantine measures are being relaxed. The theory of low toxicity. ”
Le Parisien stated that it is necessary to refine the Obépine system for a truly effective investigation. Wastewater treatment plants often treat wastewater from hundreds of thousands of people in different cities, making it difficult to pinpoint the source of this contamination. In a big city like Paris, precise positioning is even more difficult. It is necessary to locate the water source through the sewer network, or at least to accurately delineate the area. Only in this way can targeted actions be taken.
Professor Vincent Malechar said: “We have received a mandate from the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (Ministère français de lʼEnseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de lʼInnovation) to expand the Obépine system to the entire country. 150 sites in France. The government has provided funding support of 3 million euros, but judging from the upcoming experiments, this budget is not generous enough. "
[The new coronavirus can cause brain damage]
University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom. A study released on the 7th stated that the new coronavirus may cause complications in the mental system, including stroke, confusion, insomnia, etc.
UCL studied 43 infected people (19 women, 24 men, aged 16 to 85 years), 10 of whom developed mental disorders, 12 had brain inflammation, 8 suffered strokes, and 8 The person is mentally damaged. The
study describes the situation of a 55-year-old patient with no history of mental illness: "The patient arrived at the hospital showing all symptoms of COVID-19. Cough, fever, muscle pain... The day after she returned home, her husband described her state She was 'confused' and 'disoriented'. The elderly woman also complained of auditory and visual hallucinations and 'persecutory delusions'. She was eventually treated with antipsychotic medication for three weeks. [The health emergency will end tomorrow. ,
How will life change? 】
In response to the epidemic, the French government launched the "health emergency" (l'état d'urgence) in March, and the health emergency continues today (July 10). ), except for the overseas provinces of Mayotte and Guyane, which are more severely affected, the rest of the French territories will lift the state of health emergency. The epidemic prevention and control restrictions stipulated in the May 11 decree will be lifted starting tomorrow.How will life change from tomorrow?
Winter break ends
The ban on evicting tenants during the French winter break usually lasts from November 1 to the end of March next year. During this period, landlords are not allowed to evict tenants. This applies even if the tenant is in arrears with the rent, or even if the landlord has initiated legal proceedings and obtained an eviction order from the court.
Due to the current epidemic and the special policy of home isolation, in order to prevent citizens from becoming homeless, the French government has extended the ban on eviction of tenants until July 10.
With the lifting of the health emergency tomorrow and the end of the winter break, landlords will have the power to start eviction proceedings.
In terms of energy, if users are in arrears, electricity and natural gas companies will have the right to cut off the supply. However, EDF may not implement this measure before September 1. EDF decided in April not to interrupt electricity and gas supplies to all individual customers, even if they were in arrears, and to suspend late payment fees.
Benefit waiting period (délai de carence) restoration
For employees in the private sector, the waiting time for sick leave benefits is 3 days and in the public sector it is 1 day. After employees take sick leave, they must wait for a period before they can receive sick leave benefits. During the state of health emergency, to ensure national welfare, the waiting period policy is cancelled.
Starting from July 11, the waiting period policy will be restored. Ongoing sick leave will not be affected by the resumption of the waiting period and you can still receive benefits as usual.
The waiting period restoration policy only takes effect for "ordinary sick leave". There is no benefit waiting period for sick leave related to COVID-19.
Overtime wage tax exemption reduced
During the health emergency, the government took measures to encourage economic recovery and increased the maximum tax exemption for overtime wages during the health emergency.
Between March 16th and July 10th, the maximum limit is 7500 euros. From tomorrow, the tax exemption limit will return to the original 5,000 euros.
Spectators can go to the stadium to watch the game
From tomorrow, the stadium will be able to receive up to 5,000 spectators. Therefore, spectators can attend the upcoming Le Havre-Paris friendly match this Sunday.
For performance halls with a capacity of more than 1,500 people, they will need to obtain authorization from the city to host audiences. Tonight, the Paris Philharmonic Hall (la Philharmonie de Paris) reopens, and the 1,200 spectators present must wear masks.
Besides the state of health emergency...
Although the state of health emergency has been terminated, according to the decree, a series of epidemic prevention and control measures are still in place until October 30. For example, masks must be worn when taking public transportation (before November, masks were compulsory when taking public transportation), certain roads become walking paths, hygiene rules for cafes and restaurants, etc.
The end of the health emergency means that the government cannot force citizens to stay in quarantine at home. If strict confinement is required again, a new decree will need to be drawn up at the Council of Ministers. However, if the epidemic tends to break out again in some areas, the government can order some areas to be quarantined.
[The National Day fireworks show will be held as usual, but the ground parade is cancelled]
html On July 14, France’s National Day, the Eiffel Tower fireworks show will be held as usual, but the public is not allowed to watch it on site and can only be watched through live broadcast. The large-scale military parade on the ground was cancelled, but the air parade was not cancelled. The military parade will only be held on a small scale at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It is also a ceremony to thank the medical staff who fought on the front line of the epidemic during the epidemic and other staff who stayed at their jobs. 1,400 guests were invited.
Those invited to the scene include: medical staff from all over the country, family members of medical staff who died in the epidemic, teachers, cashiers, funeral staff, police, gendarmes, firefighters, members of regional collective organizations, workers manufacturing epidemic prevention supplies, etc.
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There is no new coronavirus in sea water. The French Institute for the Development of the Sea (Ifremer) has been conducting research on seawater and shellfish since mid-April, and today released the results of its investigation. There is no trace of the new coronavirus in the seawater.
Residents of Laval, in the Mayenne department in western France, have been accused of "freedom". In this region, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has doubled in two weeks. On July 6, 216 confirmed cases were found in the region. The local government plans to test 300,000 local residents for the virus on a voluntary basis. Citizens drive to Laval Central Hospital for testing.
In order to thank the medical staff who are fighting on the front line during the epidemic, photos of 500 medical staff were posted on the outer wall of the Bastille Opera House (L'opéra Bastille).
html On the morning of the 19th, members of the Greenpeace environmental organization climbed onto the tower crane at the Notre Dame Cathedral construction site in Paris, held up a banner, and called on the French government to propose specific measures for environmental protection. According to France’s new Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot, most representatives on the Notre Dame Reconstruction Advisory Committee agree that the spire will be rebuilt as it is.
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Comet NEOWISE can be observed with the naked eye before sunrise every day throughout July near the northeastern horizon of the Northern Hemisphere in areas with low light pollution. On the evening of July 22 to 23, the comet will enter perigee, when it will be 103 million kilometers from the earth.
[International]
The new coronavirus epidemic has caused more than 550,000 deaths in 196 countries and regions around the world, and more than 12.093 million confirmed patients.
With more than 3.067 million confirmed cases and more than 132,000 deaths, the United States remains the country most severely affected by the epidemic.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Thursday (July 9) the establishment of an investigative committee to comprehensively investigate the new coronavirus epidemic. Its terms of reference will be formulated after consultation with member states. The WHO will conduct an "independent and comprehensive assessment" of the epidemic. The inquiry committee is chaired by former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Researchers in the United States and Canada said in a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that more than 50% of new coronavirus infections come from asymptomatic transmission.
British drug and cosmetics group Boots announced that it will eliminate 4,000 positions in the UK, equivalent to 7% of the group’s total employees. Boots also plans to close 48 of its optical stores and reduce administrative staff by 20%.
British high-end department store chain John Lewis will close eight stores, threatening 1,300 jobs. John Lewis hopes to commit to the development of e-commerce, and online sales should account for 60% to 70% of total sales this year and next, compared with 40% before the epidemic.
The Danish government has begun recommending the wearing of masks. Helene Probst, deputy director of the Danish Health Authority (Sundhedsstyrelsen), said: "In the absence of other protective measures, a mask may protect you and others." Citizens should wear masks when going to the hospital, taking transportation, Wear a mask when going to stations, airports, high-risk areas, or taking care of infected relatives.
Greece will regulate the traditional dance of Sirtaki. The traditional dance, which brings together dozens of dancers, does not meet COVID-19 social distancing standards and the government wants to restrict people. A government spokesman said: "It is a crime to put the health of our relatives at risk through trivial dances during this period."
The city of Neuchâtel in western Switzerland showed this by hanging different colored ties on its castle The real-time severity of the epidemic in the region. The current tie color is blue, indicating there are only a few scattered cases in the area. Yellow means the number of cases is increasing, but the epidemic is under control. If the epidemic worsens, the color of the tie will change from orange to red.
Algeria is worried about another outbreak. Algeria's president expressed concern at a working meeting on Thursday. Algeria is the country most severely affected by the epidemic in North Africa, and the government has now had to impose restrictions on some areas again. The death toll from COVID-19 in Algeria is about to exceed 1,000.
Indonesia has added 2,657 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, nearly half of which came from military bases on the island of Java. Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, has recorded 70,736 confirmed cases and 3,417 deaths, but the number of virus tests conducted in Indonesia is currently very low.
