The criticality of public warning has never been more relevant than during the current COVID-19 epidemic. The implementation of the benefits of a single, comprehensive platform offered by Everbridge has contributed to the protection of the most vulnerable in Norway. The platform can provide
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Despite the health red alert, President Donald Trump carried out during the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, April 15 his threat to cut off supplies to the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing it of "mismanagement" and "cover-up" in the coronavirus pandemic that started in China in late April.
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A joint project conducted by four Finnish research organisations studied the transport and spread of coronavirus by air. Preliminary results indicate that aerosol particles carrying the virus may remain in the air longer than originally thought. It is therefore important to avoid
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In addition to the health risks it poses to everyone, the Covid-19 pandemic is causing a partial or total loss of income for many. The French Movement for a Basic Income (MFRB) considers it more necessary than ever to establish a sustainable universal income. This is what Spain has just done:
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More than 70,000 dead, 4 billion people confined, a planetary fear: the three months since the first suspicions of the appearance in China of a new coronavirus have plunged the world into a scenario worthy of a disaster movie. From President Macron hammering on television "We are at war! »
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Epidemiological studies suggest that the world's oldest vaccine, the BCG used against tuberculosis, may reduce the risk of coronavirus infection as well as the risk of severe forms of Covid-19 disease. Professor Camille Locht, director of INSERM research at the Pasteur Institute in Lille, France, is the author of this study.
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The United States has taken the option of having hundreds of millions of doses of vaccine manufactured, even before clinical trials have begun. They want to be ready for the market before others are. A risk in the form of a poker strike.
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British American Tobacco, the manufacturer of cigarette brands such as Lucky Strike, Dunhill, Rothmans and Benson & Hedges, said a potential vaccine against coronavirus was being developed from tobacco plants. According to the firm, tobacco plants cannot, by their nature, be used to produce a vaccine,
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Episode 3 of WWF France's "The Panda Effect" Podcast series has just been released: a new episode entitled "Innovations in the service of the oceans" plunges the listener into the heart of unknown territory since only 5% of the seabed has been explored. Immediate embarkation... and new sound for the first three podcasts.
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On April 1, the United Nations announced that the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) scheduled to take place in Glasgow in November 2020 was postponed to next year because of the VIDOC-19 crisis. Following this decision, the Chair of the Environment Committee, from
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Jacques Attali has got us used to predictions that have often come true. The current pandemic is causing two tsunamis, health and economic, to hit the world. If the powers that be in the West prove unable to control the tragedy that is beginning, the whole system of power based on the "human rights" principle will be destroyed.
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Corals threatened with extinction, accelerated disappearance of wild species, collapsing glaciers... It is not a simple environmental "crisis" that we are experiencing, but much deeper transformations that signal the entry of our planet into a new geological and climatic era: the Anthropocene. They are forcing us to rethink the way we live
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In the midst of the crisis, Europe is in a state of shock. Italy, Spain and France, in particular, are experiencing an extremely deep sadness and a sense of powerlessness to help the most vulnerable, and in particular the elderly in our societies, despite health and social care systems that have been weakened by the crisis.
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No containment for ideas! It is once again possible to follow the inescapable and popular MOOC of Bertrand Badie, politician and professor at Sciences Po, "Espace Mondial", free of charge and with free access, on a new international platform, Coursera. 22,000 fans: more than a Beyoncé concert at Bercy.
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At the time of Covid-19, 76% of the French teleworkers already miss their offices! Since March 12 when the President of the French Republic announced the closure of schools, nurseries and higher education establishments, the French and their families have been living in confinement. A situation that brings to light some
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The coronavirus pandemic is generating intense research activity around the world. Scientists are working to better understand and respond to the new virus. They are aided by the astronomical amounts of data accumulated day after day and freely shared by all of
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Individuals with Covid-19 show a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from a complete absence of clinical signs to critical conditions such as acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, patients' condition evolves over time, sometimes unexpectedly or even abruptly, which complicates management.
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What can journalism do in the face of all forms of disinformation? The Fondation Hirondelle, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this March, and UNESCO have just published the manual "Journalism and Disinformation" in French. It provides keys to take a step back from disinformation... Journalism
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According to Jean-François Toussaint, professor of physiology at the University of Paris, the epidemic peak would have occurred on Saturday in Italy. The curve of acceleration of the daily number of new deaths and the curve of acceleration of the daily number of deaths indicate a very clear inflection. Taking into account the respective evolution of the Italian curves
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The Assembly votes on the article on the state of health emergency. Adopted by a show of hands after several hours of discussion, the article provides that a state of public health emergency, which makes it possible to restrict public freedoms (confinement, requisitioning, etc.), must be introduced as soon as the law comes into force, and for two months. This article provides, in particular, for
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