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Ephemeris of August 28 in Paris: The Black Death epidemic

In August 1348, Paris faced a terrible disease that spared neither women, children, nobles nor the poor. Within 4 years, the Black Death epidemic would decimate a third of the Parisian population.

World War Z with Brad Pitt on Prime Video

World War Z, Marc Forster's sci-fi action film starring Brad Pitt, available on Prime Video from July 1, 2024.

Vaccination in the world Saturday December 21, 2024: percentage of population vaccinated by country

As many countries have started their vaccination campaign against the coronavirus at the end of 2020, what is the percentage of vaccinated people compared to the total number of inhabitants for each country? Sortiraparis provides a daily update on the state of vaccination in the world. Click here to find out where we are at Saturday December 21, 2024.

Coronavirus worldwide Saturday December 21, 2024: new cases and deaths in 24 hours

Since late 2019, the whole world has been facing an unprecedented health crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the start of the epidemic, there have been more than 775,592,504 cases of coronavirus worldwide and 7,053,920 deaths. Find out more about the coronavirus epidemic by country and worldwide at Saturday December 21, 2024.

Covid: could there be a new wave in the autumn?

In an article published in Le Parisien, Brigitte Autran, President of the Comité de veille et d'anticipation des risques sanitaires (Health Risk Watch and Anticipation Committee), which acts in place of the Scientific Advisory Board, assures us that a new wave of Covids can be expected this autumn.

France is the 20th happiest country in the world, a study found

It is the best ranking for France in this study supported by the UN about the happiest countries in the world. Although Finland ranks first, this year, France ranks 20th.

Covid: According to the WHO, half a million people have died since Omicron

This Tuesday February 8, 2022, the WHO announced half a million people have died because of Omicron, reminding the variant is not without its dangers.

Covid: WHO thinks it is “premature” to declare victory over coronavirus

This Tuesday February 1, 2022, the World Health Organization warned against the too-hasty lifting of restrictions. According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, it is too early to declare victory.

Omicron to push Covid toward being an endemic disease, the European Medicines Agency says

According to the European Medicines Agency, the Omicron variant might be able to transform Covid into an endemic disease with which the people can and will have to learn to live with.

Covid: sleep paralysis, a new Omicron-caused symptom?

Among symptoms reported in Covid-19 sick with Omicron stand sleeping disorders including sleep paralysis in some cases.

Omicron: “We are faced with a variant that is 50 to 80% less severe”

The Omicron variant could be a milestone in the evolution of the pandemic: although very contagious, it is said to be “50 to 80% less severe”, according to Scientific Committee member Pr. Yazdan Yazdanpanah.

Coronavirus: Will the epidemic end soon? What we know so far

As the coronavirus epidemic is still striking the world, many people are wondering when the health crisis will end. Here is what we know so far.

Making vaccination compulsory to elderly people, the proposition of an epidemiologist

According to Martin Blachier, the current data of 80% of elderly people over 75 years of age vaccinated in France will not be enough to prevent a surge of the epidemic this next Fall. To prevent a new saturation point in hospitals this Fall, the epidemiologist proposes to make vaccination compulsory to the most fragile ones.

Covid: 100,000 dead in France, what is the profile of the victims?

France has just exceeded 100,000 dead to Covid-19. A tragic milestone enabling to establish a typical profile of the victims to this pandemic.

Covid: is the Brazilian variant very common in France?

Brazil and its variants have the international community very worried: this strain of the virus is particularly contagious and dangerous. Even though not very common in France so far, it remains feared.

Covid: "We are at a critical moment" of the pandemic, WHO admits

As Covid-19 contamination rates worldwide keep on growing for the seventh week in a row, the World Health Organization considers a critical threshold has been reached. Authorities condemn totally irresponsible behaviors "in some countries", while vaccination is slipping in Europe and other places in the world. A few months ago already, the body warned on the possibility of other pandemic - more severe than Covid - were likely to break out in a more or less distant future.

Covid: what we know and still don’t know about the virus, one year on

Where does it come from, how did it contaminate the entire planet in a matter of months, how to get rid of this? The Covid-19 raised many questions and some of them remain answerless. What do we know about the virus that changed our lives in less than a year? Keep reading to find out more.

It was one year ago: Pictures of Paris emptied out during lockdown

Paris has never been that empty during the day. During lockdown, the French capital has been empty for 55 days. Discover pictures of this Paris stopping its life to save lives.

Covid: is coronavirus-free life possible if France implements stricter measures?

Do we really have to learn how to “live with Covid-19”? Experts are willing to learn something from countries that control the pandemic the best to set up a “zero Covid” strategy. Their goal: getting life as it was back as soon as possible.

Covid: identifying animal origin of the pandemic, a "work in progress" WHO's envoys say

At the end of four weeks on a mission, international investigators sent to Wuhan, China, by WHO have held a press conference this February 9, 2021 in order to share the first results of their investigation.