New measures, new reports and highlights: here is an update on the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic around the world as of Monday, January 10, 2022.
Faced with a rebound in cases, the Sweden will introduce new anti-Covid measures, including a limited number of people for public and private gatherings, the government announced on Monday. As of Wednesday, bars and restaurants will close at 11 p.m. and indoor public gatherings will be limited to 500 people – with a mandatory vaccination pass for any gathering of more than 50 people.
In France, President Emmanuel Macron denounced Monday the “unacceptable” aggression of MP Stéphane Claireaux (presidential majority) of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, targeted Sunday by projectiles in front of his home by demonstrators against the health pass. Stéphane Claireaux announced Monday his intention to file a complaint after this attack which, according to him, “resembled a stoning”.
The China on Monday reported new cases of the Omicron variant, less than a month away from the Beijing Olympics. Since the start of the epidemic, the authorities have applied a “zero Covid” strategy which consists of doing everything to limit the appearance of new cases as much as possible. Since this weekend, a new outbreak worries the authorities, in Tianjin, a large port city located about 100 kilometers southeast of Beijing.
The European Union announced Monday to reopen its doors to travelers from seven southern African states (Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe), ending the suspension decided at the end of November of travel from these countries in an attempt to stem the progression of the Omicron variant.
In Italy, people not vaccinated against Covid-19 can no longer eat in restaurants or take the plane to travel within the country, according to the new rules that came into force on Monday. Until March 31, it will be necessary to have a vaccination pass proving that you have been vaccinated or that you have recently recovered, a negative test no longer sufficient, to be able to frequent restaurants, hotels. and sports halls, as well as buses, trains, planes and ships. FFP2 masks are now mandatory in theaters, cinemas, sports stadiums and all public transport.
L’Inde Monday launched the booster vaccination against Covid-19 for seniors and caregivers, at a time when the epidemic is experiencing a meteoric upsurge attributed to the Omicron variant.
In AustraliaNovak Djokovic said on Monday he still hopes to compete in the Australian Open just hours after his dramatic victory against the local government and his release by justice. A judge revoked the cancellation of his visa by the Australian authorities and ordered his release from the immigration detention center in which the star had been placed on his arrival in the country without vaccination against Covid-19.
The pandemic has killed more than 5,486,519 worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to an assessment established by AFP from official sources, Monday at 11:00 GMT.
The United States is the most bereaved country with 837,664 dead, followed by Brazil (619,981), India (483,936) and Russia (316,904).
However, the World Health Organization estimates, taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, that the toll of the pandemic could be two to three times higher than that officially recorded.
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