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1.6 million French may be infected with coronavirus: doctors' union

France's coronavirus death toll stood at 10,869, with 7,148 people in intensive care

Published: April 09, 2020 20:33AFP

Military doctors talk by the military field hospital in Mulhouse, eastern France, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The Grand Est region is now the epicenter of the outbreak in France, which has buried the third most virus victims in Europe, after Italy and Spain. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness.Image Credit: AP
PARIS - More than 1.6 million of France's 67 million people may have been infected with the new coronavirus to date, according to a projection by general practitioners' union MG France, based on doctors' reports.

The union said in a statement that 2,048 members from around the country who had participated in an online survey reported seeing 56,154 people with coronavirus symptoms between March 17 and April 3.

Extrapolating from these numbers, it estimated that 1.67 million people in France had been infected with the virus over this period.

This would represent nearly 2.5 percent of the population.

"Obviously, this is an extrapolation," MG France president Jacques Battistoni said at a press conference, adding the projection was based solely on people with symptoms - not asymptomatic carriers of the virus.

"But it does give an idea of the order of magnitude," he said.

By Wednesday, France's coronavirus death toll stood at 10,869, with 7,148 people in intensive care and 82,048 confirmed cases.

The country's health authorities have not published any official infection numbers as only a small number of people are actually tested for the virus.

Jean-Francois Delfraissy, who leads the coronavirus science council advising the government, told France Info Wednesday that a campaign of testing among the general population in eastern France suggested the infected population was smaller than expected, "possibly in the order of 10 to 15 percent."

The World Health Organization says the transmission rate of COVID-19 - the number of people an infected individual infects in turn - is thought to be between 2.0 and 2.5 if social distancing measures are not applied.

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Yes UK has stabilised on the number of new infections over the last 10 days but the death rate is sadly going higher.

The peak may not be reached for another 7-10 days.

 

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@Syed Hammad Ahmed

Yes UK has stabilised on the number of new infections over the last 10 days but the death rate is sadly going higher.

The peak may not be reached for another 7-10 days.

Does Peak depends on Number of Critical Patients?

 

[UKBengali]

Does Peak depends on Number of Critical Patients?

New infections(stabilised) > critical patients(looks stabilised) > will lead to stabilised number of deaths or maybe lower as the medical staff gain more experience in how best to treat the patients.

 

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Germany records Just 82 Deaths and 1,808 new cases

 

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Germany records Just 82 Deaths and 1,808 new cases

Yep now it looks likely that the German death toll will be far lower than Spain, Italy, France and UK.

There are a few factors I think behind this:

1. Germany acted quicker in recognising the threat.

2. They had an established diagnostic industry to allow them to mass test people quicker and thereby allowing them to quickly find out who had the virus and the spread through the population. This has allowed then to ask key workers like in the health service to self-isolate and not spread it around.

3. By far the highest ICU capacity in Europe. There is anecdotal evidence that some people have died needlessly in the UK as they were only admitted into hospital when it was too late.

 

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CORONAVIRUS: THE SITUATION IN FRANCE, 12,210 DEAD IN FRANCE

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By My B., Caroline J. · Photos by My B. · Posted on April 8, 2020 at 7:50 pm · Updated on April 9, 2020 at 7:57 pm
France, confined for a few days, continues its measures to stop the epidemic. A confinement certainly led to continue for several weeks, a point is expected this Monday, April 13 by Emmanuel Macron. This Thursday, April 9, the number of cases in intensive care is falling for the first time. There were 412 deaths in 24 hours in hospitals and 929 deaths in social and medico-social centers in 48 hours.

This Thursday , April 9 , the Covid-19 virus affects 1,506,936 confirmed cases and killed a total of 90,057 people worldwide .

In France , according to the latest toll released by the health authorities regarding the pandemic Covid-19 , there have been 12,210 deaths in total ( 8,044 deaths in hospital and 4,166 in social centers and community health including nursing home ). This Thursday, April 9, there were 412 deaths in hospitals in 24 hours and 929 deaths in social and social centers in 48 hours .

There are 7,066 people in intensive care in intensive care . The number of serious cases spent in intensive care this day is 369 people or -82 in 24 hours , taking account of departures, an encouraging figure which may position us on a plateau but a high plateau, underlines Jérôme Salomon. There are currently 30,767 people hospitalized.

This is currently the Ile-de-France , which lists the most hospitalized ( 12479 ) and the most deaths ( 3.077 ) and 2667 people in intensive care, followed by the Great East with 4708 hospital patients and 1781 deaths . Among the regions of France most affected by the pandemic Covid-19 , include the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes with 2,908 hospitalized and 654 deaths, the es Hauts de France with 2,366 hospitalized and 679 deaths , the Provence-Alpes Cote French Riviera with 1,796 people hospitalized and 269 deaths, the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté with 1227 people hospitalized and 412 deaths , and finally Occitanie with 1000 hospitalizations and 195 deaths .

Emmanuel Macron went this Thursday, April 9 in the morning to the Kremlin-Bicêtre hospital in Val-de-Marne to take stock with scientists on the search for treatments against the coronavirus. He meets Professor Raoult in Marseille this afternoon.


Christophe Castaner requests the withdrawal of municipal decrees on the obligation to wear masks in certain municipalities, deeming them incoherent with regard to the requirement implied by confinement because this may suggest that one can go out if one has a mask .

Many French people wonder if they are infected with covid-19 or not. To help them better diagnose symptoms and get medical advice , the government launched an online test , presented in the form of a questionnaire.

The Head of State, Emmanuel Macron, will take the floor again face the French, this Monday, April 13, 2020 at 20h . It will be the fourth speech by the President of the Republic on television since the start of this health crisis in France. He should rule on the extension of the containment and the decisions of the government.

This Wednesday, April 8, 2020, the Minister of Agriculture Didier Guillaume and the Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire reassured the French on the risks of food shortages .

At Amazon , the CFDT calls employees to strike as of this Wednesday, April 8, 2020. For its part, SUD / Solidaire requests the closure of the six logistics sites of the American giant.

After Paris , Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne and Val-d'Oise in turn prohibit the practice of sports activities from 10h to 19h, in this containment period.

Several cities in France have decided to make the wearing of a mask compulsory for any exceptional departure. This is the case of Nice , Cannes , again Sceaux . In Paris, Anne Hidalgo declares that 2 million masks in washable and reusable fabric " will be offered to Parisians ." They will be made by local companies and will be available within a few days. For Bordeaux , the mayor, Nicolas Florian and the president of Bordeaux Métropole Patrick Bobet, have decided to provide masks for the inhabitants of the city and the agglomeration with 800,000 cloth masks.

The Paris City Hall and the Prefecture prohibit sports from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the capital from Wednesday April 8.

Olivier Véran specifies this morning on RMC: " We are not at the peak of the epidemic, we are still in the aggravation phase " " The efforts we are making are paying off ". Regarding containment, he said " containment will last as long as it needs to last ". There may be an intervention by the President during the week concerning the extension of the confinement.

Interior Minister Christophe Castaner asked the prefects to examine, in close collaboration with the municipalities and on a case-by-case basis, the need to tighten the containment measures in the territories where signs of slack are emerging and where these rules would be bypassed.

During the epidemic point of this Monday evening, Olivier Véran specifies that " we are not at the end of the epidemic ascent " and that the French must absolutely continue to consult for their chronic diseases and their medical follow-ups like vaccines for children and pregnancies .

Carrefour, Intermarché and Leclerc announced the freezing of prices for many everyday products, throughout the confinement period.

After about twenty days of confinement in France, even if we are not there yet, the different deconfinement scenarios are being studied. Among the hypotheses is that of a deconfinement by age group : the youngest, less vulnerable would be the first to be able to go out again.

More than ever, we must be vigilant about domestic violence . A new number is set up (08 019 019 11) and many solutions exist .


Since the introduction of containment in France, many brands have closed their doors. Today, several of them have decided to resume their activities in different forms, such as Drive and contactless delivery. Interflora, Nicolas or Pizza Hut, Leroy Merlin and KFC… we take stock of these reopening brands .

In a context of unprecedented health crisis, France is seeking by all means to increase its frequency of tests. A biotechnology company markets from Monday April 6, 2020 a new Covid-19 screening test , approved by the Institut Pasteur.

The exemption certificate via smartphone is now valid for all compulsory travel.

In order to fight against the spread of the coronavirus, the race for treatments continues in France. On April 7, 2020, the country will start a clinical trial of transfusing blood plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients to patients suffering from coronavirus.

Authorities are now recommending the wearing of masks for everyone , preferably homemade, to leave FFP2 and surgical masks for healthcare personnel. Discover tutorials to make them .

Jean-Michel Blanquer answered live this Saturday to a certain number of questions that parents and teachers are asking. Find the answers given by the Minister of Education .

Olivier Véran , Minister of Health, spoke this Saturday with Sophie Cluzel , Secretary of State, on the situation of the disabled . Care, measures, adaptation of care and support for relatives of disabled people were the subjects raised during this speech.

This Friday, April 3, the prefect of Police Didier Lallement publicly apologized after his polemical comments on people in intensive care, guilty according to him of not having " respected confinement ". The official said he " regretted " his words, while adding that he "would continue his mission". This Friday, 426,430 checks were carried out.

The Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer , spoke on Friday April 3, 2020 on television during a digital press conference. A speech which provides details on the course of the baccalaureate and the college certificate which both pass in continuous control. Find out how .

Please note, we are not going on vacation , warned the Minister of the Interior. Nearly 60,000 gendarmes are mobilized to prevent departures on vacation. In Ile-de-France, 7 squadrons of a hundred men from the mobile gendarmerie and 3 helicopters are mobilized as reinforcements.

The new MobilizationEmploi platform has just been launched to support French employment. Job seekers and partially active employees can, via this platform, volunteer in several sectors essential to economic activity.

A new smartphone certificate is available.

Emmanuel Macron broadcast this Thursday, April 2, 2020 a video addressed to the autistic in which he announces a development of the confinement as well as a new certificate of displacement for these people who need landmarks.

When and how will deconfinement take place in France ? This is the question that everyone is asking while confinement must extend, at least, until April 15, 2020. Hearing during a fact-finding mission to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said confided that the end of confinement will probably not be "all at once, everywhere and for everyone".

The Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, and the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, answered questions from around forty deputies around the management of the health crisis which has affected France for several weeks.

Olivier Véran also announced that the rapid tests , which provide results in a few minutes, will be added to the PCR tests in the coming weeks.

Gerald Darmanin announced a postponement of the tax return s , which will be from April 20, with suspension of tax audits in the sectors most affected by the crisis coronavirus.

Jean-Michel Blanquer , Minister of Education, announced the continuation of the spring and summer school holidays without additional work during the holidays but support for volunteers. On the bac side, this indicates on Europe 1 that a "continuous monitoring dose" would be introduced and that it did not exclude the idea of a 100% continuous monitoring tank . The Minister estimates that with confinement, teachers have lost 5 to 8% of their students due to lack of access to a computer or the Internet. The Minister announces an agreement with La Poste to keep the link between teachers and students.

 

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The UK has recorded 953 more deaths within 24 hours,the highest daily toll so far.

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The UK has recorded 953 more deaths within 24 hours,the highest daily toll so far.

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It has already becoming seriously worrying at the number of deaths as they have now approached Italy, that got overwhelmed and the UK has had 2/3 weeks extra time to prepare.

While I want to support the government and the whole country is relieved that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson is out of intensive care, the question is now being asked would everyone get this level of treatment? If not, is not the NHS overwhelmed already?

There was a story of a NHS worker of 20 years who rang the emergency helpline(111) multiple times but was told to keep self-isolating despite the fact he could hardly breathe at one point. He died in his bathroom in the end with Covid-19. Many other stories like this are starting to come out.

The UK's Chief Scientific Adviser says that the number of deaths will not peak for another 2 weeks but the UK is already at nearly 1000 deaths a day, almost the same per capita as Italy at it's peak.

While everyone hopes that the deaths do not rise any further, if the Chief Scientific Adviser is right, this will be an absolute tragedy for the country and the government will have to face serious scrutiny not only over it's handling of the crisis, but also the 10 years of "austerity" that gave the UK the lowest ICU beds per capita of the major W European countries.

 

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It has already becoming seriously worrying at the number of deaths as they have now approached Italy, that got overwhelmed and the UK has had 2/3 weeks extra time to prepare.

While I want to support the government and the whole country is relieved that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson is out of intensive care, the question is now being asked would everyone get this level of treatment? If not, is not the NHS overwhelmed already?

There was a story of a NHS worker of 20 years who rang the emergency helpline(111) multiple times but was told to keep self-isolating despite the fact he could hardly breathe at one point. He died in his bathroom in the end with Covid-19. Many other stories like this are starting to come out.

The UK's Chief Scientific Adviser says that the number of deaths will not peak for another 2 weeks but the UK is already at nearly 1000 deaths a day, almost the same per capita as Italy at it's peak.

While everyone hopes that the deaths do not rise any further, if the Chief Scientific Adviser is right, this will be an absolute tragedy for the country and the government will have to face serious scrutiny not only over it's handling of the crisis, but also the 10 years of "austerity" that gave the UK the lowest ICU beds per capita of the major W European countries.

Coronavirus: 980 dead in UK hospitals in deadliest day of pandemic yet


Figure is exceeded in Europe only by France’s 1,417, taking total number of UK dead to almost 9,000

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Ambulances outside the NHS Nightingale hospital at the ExCeL centre in London. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images
The UK has recorded its worst daily fatality rate yet during the coronavirus crisis, a higher number in a single day than any experienced by Italy or Spain.

A record 980 people were announced to have died in UK hospitals in the preceding 24 hours, taking the total to 8,958.

That number is exceeded in Europe only by France, where 1,417 died in a single day – a figure that unlike the UK included deaths in care homes. Italy announced its record daily death toll of 971 almost two weeks ago, against Spain’s worst day of 950 coronavirus deaths.

While Europe’s worst-hit countries are now past the peak of the outbreak, the UK’s figures are expected to continue to rise for at least two more weeks.

Announcing the fatalities, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, said: “We never forget that behind this number, behind each one is a name, a loss, and a family that will never be the same again.”

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He added: “This Easter will be another test of the nation’s resolve. It’s a time of year when people normally come together. But however warm the weather, however tempting your local beach or park, we need everyone to stay at home.”

The figures come on the day the global death toll from coronavirus approached 100,000.

The UK’s official daily death toll, which is calculated on a different timescale from separate figures announced in all four countries, exceeds Thursday’s daily total of 881 and the previous record tally of 938 announced on Wednesday.

Earlier on Friday, NHS England confirmed a further 866 hospital deaths, taking England’s total to 8,114. In Scotland, which also counts deaths outside hospitals, there were 48 more deaths making a total of 495. Wales recorded 29 more hospital deaths, taking its total to 315, and there were 10 more deaths in Northern Ireland, bringing its total to 92.

The figures in England showed a particularly sharp rise in fatalities in the Midlands, where the number of victims rose by more than 84% from 124 to 229 in 24 hours. London remains the worst-hit region with 249 deaths.

The patients who died in England were aged between 27 and 100. All but 56 of them had underlying health conditions.

The latest data came after it was confirmed that coronavirus had claimed the life of a 10th NHS doctor. Dr Fayez Ayache had retired as a Suffolk GP but had been working part-time in North Clacton, Essex, until three weeks ago. He had also volunteered to help refugees from his native Syria. He died on Wednesday after being diagnosed with pneumonia and Covid-19.

Italy and Spain are showing decrease
Italy’s coronavirus death toll rises by 570 as new cases decline slightly
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Italy currently has the highest coronavirus death toll in the world. © Piero Cruciatti, AFP
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Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 570 on Friday, down from 610 the day before, and the number of new cases also slowed modestly to 3,951 from a previous 4,204.

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The latest tallies broadly confirm what experts describe as a plateau of new cases and deaths, which are no longer accelerating but are still not falling steeply.

The total death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21 rose to 18,849, the Civil Protection Agency said, the highest in the world.

The number of officially confirmed cases climbed to 147,577, the third highest global tally behind those of the United States and Spain.

There were 3,497 people in intensive care on Friday against 3,605 on Thursday—a seventh consecutive daily decline.


Of those originally infected, 30,455 were declared recovered against 28,470 a day earlier.

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Daily coronavirus deaths in Spain fall to 605, the lowest figure since March 24
The Spanish government has changed its position on the use of masks, and is now recommending their use in some workplaces and on public transport from Monday, when many will return to work

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Spain saw 605 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, according to official figures from the Health Ministry. The figure marks the lowest daily number of fatalities since March 24.

The total of coronavirus-related deaths came in at 683 on Thursday, 757 on Wednesday and 743 on Tuesday. April 2 saw the peak of fatalities in Spain, with 950 reported by the Spanish health authorities.

According to Friday’s figures, Spain has now registered a total of 15,843 Covid-19 deaths since the outbreak began in the country.

These latest figures should be taken with caution, given that data has been underreported at weekends and on public holidays
Total confirmed infections now stand at 157,022, with an extra 4,576 in the last 24 hours. This puts the growth rate in Spain compared to the total as 3% for the last day, which is the lowest rise since the official data started to be collected by the Health Ministry nearly a month ago.

The number of patients who have recovered from the coronavirus and have been discharged from hospital now stands at 55,668, which is 35% of total registered cases.

Speaking at the daily press briefing on the coronavirus crisis, Dr María José Sierra from the Health Ministry’s Coordination Center for Health Alerts said that “the descending trend is continuing.”

However, these latest figures should be taken with caution, given that since the start of the crisis, data has been underreported at weekends and on public holidays. Today is a national holiday across Spain for Easter Friday, and Thursday was also a holiday in many parts of the country.



@Vergennes bad day for France. COVID 19 has reached France's Air Craft Carrier
France reports 987 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, total toll tops 13,000
Issued on: 10/04/2020 - 19:52Modified: 10/04/2020 - 19:52

French Director General of Health Jérôme Salomon gives a daily update about France's coronavirus situation. © Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/Pool via Reuters
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France on Friday reported 987 more COVID-19 deaths registered in hospitals and nursing homes over the last 24 hours, although the number of patients in intensive care fell for the second day in a row.

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The new deaths – including 554 in hospitals and 433 in nursing homes – brought the total toll in France to 13,197 since the epidemic began, top health official Jerome Salomon told reporters.

A child aged under 10 infected with COVID-19 died, but Salomon said that the causes of the death were “multiple”. In better news, Salomon said there were now 62 fewer people in intensive care, continuing a trend first seen on Thursday.

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France says 50 coronavirus cases aboard its aircraft carrier


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PARIS: The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has registered 50 cases of novel coronavirus among the crew, the armed forces ministry said Friday.

Three sailors had been evacuated from the vessel to hospital in the Mediterranean port of Toulon as a "precaution".

However, none of the crew who tested positive for COVID-19 and remained on board have suffered "worsening health" so far, the ministry added in a statement.

The origin of the virus was not yet known but all crew were now wearing face masks.

The defence ministry announced Wednesday that France´s aircraft carrier would be brought home early from a deployment in the Atlantic after some crew members showed virus symptoms.

Those with symptoms had been placed in isolation, but none had signs of serious illness, it said.

The ship, which can transport about 2,000 sailors, had been preparing to return to the Mediterranean.

"It was decided to bring forward its return to Toulon, initially scheduled for April 23," the statement said.

In the United States, Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned last week after mishandling a coronavirus outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier.

Modly had removed the ship´s captain, Brett Crozier, for writing a letter — leaked to the media — complaining of an uncontrolled virus outbreak among the Roosevelt´s 4,800 crew and alleging the Pentagon was not paying adequate attention to it.

The Roosevelt has been docked for 11 days in Guam so the crew, with well over 100 confirmed coronavirus cases, can be tested and the vessel cleaned.

 

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https://www.politico.eu/article/romania-bans-exports-of-cereals-amid-virus-crisis-coronavirus/

EU countries who are in need of such products will be exempted from the ban.....but only EU countries.

 

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https://www.politico.eu/article/romania-bans-exports-of-cereals-amid-virus-crisis-coronavirus/

EU countries who are in need of such products will be exempted from the ban.....but only EU countries.

Why cereals?

 

[Constantin84]

Why cereals?

Because we're one of the biggest exporters in the EU and they're a lifeline if you want to sustain yourself as a country.

 

[Constantin84]

Why cereals?

If it continues, many countries would be seriously affected

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