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09:47 :. @ JBLemoyne on the consumption of food or drinks on the trains: “There may be flexibility here and there, for the children, or for drinking water” # le69Inter
9:46 a.m. : Hello . According to Release, SNCF has already announced that it will apply the measures decided by the government. Corn Matignon and the Minister of Tourism, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, specified that the ban would be applied “with discernment”, especially for young children and water consumption on long journeys.
9:46 a.m. : Hello France Info, I come back to the ban on eating or drinking on trains: has the SNCF reacted? How to enforce such a measure which is a disrespect for vital needs?
09:41 : Hello . The measure will come into force next Monday.
09:40 : From when will it be forbidden to eat in the TGV?
09:33 : “We have the impression of repeating the same exercise each time where we are told to sign a blank check to the government to put in place measures that call into question the rule of law. ” LFI deputy Danièle Obono declared that she would oppose the bill on the vaccination pass, studied from today in the Law Committee.
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09:49 : Already 9 o’clock, we (re) have a coffee and we take stock of the news:
Discos will remain closed for at least three additional weeks from January 3, announced Minister Delegate Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. Follow our live.
• On the university side, “the decision has been taken to maintain the face-to-face exams, which is the majority demand of the students”, announced the Minister of Higher Education, Frédérique Vidal.
• The draft law on the vaccine pass, announced by the government two weeks ago, will be examined as of today by the law committee of the National Assembly. The executive hopes for its entry into force within 15 days.
• Four departments are currently on orange vigilance “rain-flood”: Ain, Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie. The latter two are also affected by an orange avalanche alert.
08:53 : Frenchman Benoît Paire announces that he has tested positive for Covid-19 again, which could call into question his participation in the Australian Open at the end of January. The 46th in the world had already tested positive at the US Open 2020, then a few weeks later at the Hamburg tournament.
08:39 : Hello . The bill on the vaccine pass will be examined by the Assembly’s Laws Committee as of today, after a hearing at 2:30 p.m. with Minister of Health Olivier Véran. It will be debated next Monday in session, then on January 5 and 6 in the Senate, specified in HuffPost the Minister of Relations with Parliament, Marc Fesneau.
08:39 : Hello FI. Could you explain to me the validation circuit of the law relating to the vaccination pass? You indicate that it will be examined by a committee on laws and then go to the Senate. So does the parliament not vote on this law? There will be no debate in parliament? Thank you for your insight and have a nice day to the whole team
08:22 : “If a teacher sees that the majority of his promotion is affected [il sera possible] to postpone the examination “, explains the Minister of Higher Education. She considers it important not to modify the dates of the partials, because “It is also less of a stressor than managing to maintain these face-to-face exams”.
8:17 a.m. : “The decision that has been taken is to keep the exams in person, which is the majority demand of the students.”
Frédérique Vidal announces that the exams will continue to take place face to face in universities, despite the rebound of the epidemic. “The establishments have put everything in place to ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible”, assures the minister. But postponements can be considered “case by case”.
08:43 : “Alas no”, the discos, closed since December 10, will not reopen on January 6, has just announced the Minister Delegate in charge of Tourism on France Inter. They will remain closed at least “three weeks from January 3”.
08:43 : The discos will remain closed for three additional weeks, announces the Minister Delegate Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
07:28 : Screening tests and celebrations in small groups: Le Parisien / Today in France and The Republican Berry remind us that the New Years Eve of December 31 will, again this year, be disrupted by the Covid-19. The national daily takes stock of the restrictions in effect for Friday evening.
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8:57 a.m. : US health officials say antigen tests are less sensitive to Omicron than to previous variants. This means that they are more likely to report a negative result despite an infection (the famous false negatives) if a person is infected with Omicron.
07:02 : In France, these are nearly 180,000 cases that have been identified within the last 24 hours. Daily record also in the United Kingdom, with nearly 130,000 contaminations in England and Wales. In Greece, the number of cases more than doubled compared to Monday. Argentina has also seen a dramatic spread of the virus, with nearly 34,000 confirmed cases in 24 hours.
07:03 : “The overall risk associated with the new variant of concern Omicron remains very high”, because of its contagiousness, estimates the WHO in its weekly epidemiological bulletin. Several countries yesterday recorded new daily records of Covid-19 cases.
6:17 a.m. : And to accompany your coffee, here are the main titles of this morning:
• WHO considers that the risk posed by the Omicron variant worldwide remains “very high”. New contamination records were reached in several countries yesterday, including France. According to Public Health France, 179,807 cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours.
• In an attempt to contain the epidemic, the government did not want to tighten the screws as much as in most European countries. We explain the executive’s strategy to you, who wants to avoid as much as possible unpopular measures four months before the presidential election.
• The bill on the vaccine pass, announced by the government two weeks ago, will be examined today in committee at the National Assembly. The executive hopes for its entry into force within 15 days.
• Four departments are currently on orange “rain-flood” vigilance: Ain, Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie. These last two are also affected by an orange avalanche warning.