Covid-19: In France, the number of patients in the hospital is always increasing

The pressure on the hospital system has continued to increase, with a further increase in the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals and critical care services, according to figures from Public Health France. While the France is facing a surge in the Delta variant, the number of Covid patients in the hospital is now 7,840, 259 more than on Sunday and 761 more than last Monday. New 24-hour admissions are also up to 688, the highest figure since late May. Critical care services, which receive the most severe cases, have 1,232 Covid patients (including 170 new admissions in 24 hours), compared to 1,137 on Sunday and 952 a week ago.

Covid: Germany to offer vaccine booster from September

German will offer from 1 September, the administration of a booster dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to elderly and vulnerable populations, as well as to people who have not received a messenger RNA vaccine, decided the Ministry of Health. The ministry explains that it relies on recent studies showing that "the immune response is reduced or rapidly declining after a complete vaccination against Covid-19" in certain populations, "especially for immunocompromised patients as well as the very elderly and those requiring care".

With a month of delay, the United States reaches the vaccination goal set by Biden

The United States on Monday reached the rate of 70% of adults who received at least one dose of Covid vaccine, nearly a month after the target date set by President Biden, as hospitalizations reached levels comparable to those of last summer's wave. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the main public health agency in the United States, also shows that 60.6% of adults and 49.7% of the total population are now fully vaccinated. Joe Biden had initially set a goal of reaching the figure of 70% on July 4, U.S. National Day

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Two men were sentenced by the Paris Criminal Court to suspended prison sentences for, among other things, violence against the police during Saturday's demonstration against the health pass.