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6:29 p.m.: It’s just after 6 p.m., and here’s a new bullet on the news of the day:
Positive tourists from China will have “isolation orders,” Health Minister François Braun said. Starting today, travelers from China can be subject to random PCR tests upon arrival. Follow our life.
A few days before the presentation of the pension reform planned for January 10, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will receive the social partners on Tuesday and Wednesday.
# Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin travels to Mayotte for the end-of-year celebrations and announces the continuation of the crackdown on the island where violence erupted in November.
#UKRAINE Ukraine’s Air Force announces it has shot down 45 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia on New Year’s night. Several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, were hit by Russian attacks yesterday, causing several casualties. Follow our life.
5:52 p.m.: No party supplies or streamers. At Amiens Hospital, 2022 ended in high tension. The triple epidemic of Covid-19, bronchiolitis and influenza clogs the emergency room. Our colleagues from France 3 Hauts-de-France spent the evening with the emergency doctors.
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3:21 p.m.: It’s 2 p.m., time for a new item in the news of the day:
Positive tourists from China will have “isolation instructions”, Health Minister François Braun announces. Accompanied by the Minister for Transport, Clément Beaune, he explained the French strategy in the face of the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic in China from Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport. Follow our live on the topic.
# On New Year’s Eve 2023, 21% fewer cars burned (690) compared to the previous year (874), announced Gérald Darmanin, speaking from Mayotte, where he is visiting. A Home Office press release later highlighted “a declining trend in the number of burned vehicles in recent years”, with 1,316 burned by New Year’s Day 2019.
#UKRAINE Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down 45 Iranian-made drones fired by Russia over New Year’s Eve. Several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, came under Russian attacks yesterday, followed by a new series of explosions in the capital shortly after the transition to 2023. Follow our live.
Anita Pointer, one of the founding members of the R&B group The Pointer Sisters and singer of the Tube I’m So Excited, died last night at the age of 74. The singer died of cancer at her home in Los Angeles
3:46 p.m.: It’s noon, time for a new item in the news of the day:
Positive tourists from China will have “isolation instructions”, Health Minister François Braun announces. Accompanied by Transport Minister Clément Beaune, the Health Minister at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport outlined France’s strategy in the face of the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic in China. Follow our live on the topic.
Anita Pointer, one of the founding members of the R&B group The Pointer Sisters and singer of the Tube I’m So Excited, died last night at the age of 74. The singer died of cancer at her home in Los Angeles
# Increase in the minimum wage, general fuel discount replaced by a subsidy for the most modest households, free condoms for under-26s… As every year, a series of measures come into force on January 1st. Franceinfo takes stock.
#BRAZIL President Lula’s inauguration will take place during the day in Brasilia, in the notable absence of Jair Bolsonaro. The latter left the country before the end of his term of office. Extensive security measures were taken in view of the threat posed by his radical supporters.
3:55 p.m .: “France is one of the countries that has reacted the fastest,” affirms François Braun, Minister of Solidarity and Health, on the new rules that make a negative test for Covid-19 mandatory for passengers originating in China. The Minister, accompanied by Clément Beaune, Delegate of the Minister for Transport, speaks from Paris Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle Airport. The two members of the government promised a European decision “within the week to harmonize the rules”.
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