Thread by @France24_en

Almost two weeks into the national #lockdown, #France's 🇫🇷 PM Jean Castex is holding a news conference regarding the #coronavirus situation later Thursday 🦠

As @Ellen_TLG reports, the government is expected to make announcements on whether to tighten or loosen the lockdown ⤵️

@Ellen_TLG 🇫🇷 The medical staff of the French hospital of #Chambery is under pressure, as the region of #Savoie is being hard hit by a second wave of #coronavirus 🦠📈

As @Selina_Sykes reports, the Savoie region has the highest infection rate in #France ⤵️

@Ellen_TLG @Selina_Sykes The #EU 🇪🇺 has expressed hope that it could start vaccinating people against #covid19 as early as next year💉

The announcement came as #Italy 🇮🇹 recorded more than one million cases and the #UK 🇬🇧 said its death toll has surpassed the 50,000 mark 📈🦠
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@Ellen_TLG @Selina_Sykes 🦠💉 #Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla sold $5.56 million worth of company shares on the day the drugmaker said its #COVID19 vaccine was 90% effective based on interim trial results.

France 24's @newstephen explains ⤵️

@Ellen_TLG @Selina_Sykes @newstephen #NewYork Governor Andrew Cuomo has imposed a new round of restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the #coronavirus 📈🦠

The infection rate has climbed and hospitalisations soared in the state that was the #epicentre of the #US 🇺🇸 outbreak in spring.
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@Ellen_TLG @Selina_Sykes @newstephen 🇮🇹 With more than 1 million confirmed #coronavirus cases, some hospitals in #Italy are reaching their breaking point, with many closing wards to make room for #covid19 patients.

As @Sharon_Gaffney reports, calls are growing for another national call ⤵️

@Ellen_TLG @Selina_Sykes @newstephen @Sharon_Gaffney In order to slow down the second wave of the #pandemic, #Italy's 🇮🇹 government has sealed off five more regions that showed a middle risk of contagion.

France 24's @seemagup in #Rome has more ⤵️

@Ellen_TLG @Selina_Sykes @newstephen @Sharon_Gaffney @seemagup #Russia 🇷🇺 has reported a record high of 439 new deaths linked to #covid19 Thursday, prompting authorities in #Moscow to say they could consider imposing additional restrictions if the situation worsens.

Russia has the world's fifth largest number of #coronavirus cases 📈🦠

@Ellen_TLG @Selina_Sykes @newstephen @Sharon_Gaffney @seemagup #India 🇮🇳 reached 8.68 million #covid19 cases on Thursday and the death toll increased to more than 128,000 📈🦠

Meanwhile, #NewDelhi's air quality was ranked in the 'severe' category, posing a particular risk for people with #coronavirus ⤵️

@Ellen_TLG @Selina_Sykes @newstephen @Sharon_Gaffney @seemagup 🇫🇷🦠 French PM Jean Castex is not expected to announce any new #coronavirus measures on Thursday evening, but nor are any of the current restrictions expected to be lifted.

As @Marios_sofos reports, the second lockdown will last until December 1st at least ⤵️

@Ellen_TLG @Selina_Sykes @newstephen @Sharon_Gaffney @seemagup @marios_sofos #France 🇫🇷 is almost two weeks into a new, national lockdown, which has hit the economy.

However, some politicians are hoping that if France's #Covid19 figures improve, the country may be able to re-open major shops and businesses for Christmas.
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🇺🇸 #NewYork Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered bars, restaurants and gyms to shut down on-premises services at 10 p.m., and decreased the number of people who can attend private parties to 10 📈🦠

France 24's correspondent @lemasurierjess reports ⤵️

@lemasurierjess More than half of the French have broken the rules that govern the second #coronavirus lockdown, a survey showed Thursday.

Recent figures have confirmed that #France 🇫🇷 now has the highest number of #Covid19 cases in Europe 📈🦠

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