10:22 p.m .: CFDT number 1, Laurent Berger, judges the incentives to work more after confinement "unworthy" Laurent Berger, j...
10:22 p.m .: CFDT number 1, Laurent Berger, judges the incentives to work more after confinement "unworthy"
Laurent Berger, judged “unworthy” and “indecent” Sunday the calls made by the Medef and within the government to work more to compensate for the harmful effects of confinement on the economy. “It's totally indecent. Today, workers, like everyone else, are paying the cost of this crisis. It is not up to them to pay next, "he said on France 2.
"Since we want to talk about the rest, we better talk about deconfinement protocol, the way we are going to deconfine, including in companies," he added. For the boss of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, "sooner or later we will have to ask ourselves the question of working time, public holidays and paid vacation to accompany the economic recovery".
9:40 p.m .: The pandemic of the new coronavirus has killed at least 112,510 people worldwide
The pandemic of the new coronavirus has killed at least 112,510 people worldwide since its appearance in December in China, according to an assessment established by the AFP from official sources on Sunday. More than 1,824,950 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 193 countries and territories since the start of the epidemic. This number of diagnosed cases, however, only reflects a fraction of the actual number of infections, with a large number of countries testing only those cases requiring hospital care.
Among these cases, at least 375,500 are today considered cured. Since the count made the day before, 5,441 new deaths and 79,512 new cases have been recorded worldwide. The countries with the most new deaths in 24 hours are the United States with 1,607 new deaths, the United Kingdom (737) and Spain (619).
9:30 p.m .: Near Paris, the walk of two fallow deer in a deserted street
Unusual scene: two fallow deer wandering in a deserted street in Boissy-Saint-Léger, in the Parisian suburbs, were immortalized in a video broadcast on social media on Sunday, illustrating the confinement of the inhabitants. "These two cervids belong to the Château du Piple estate, which has around a hundred," the mayor of the commune, Régis Charbonnier, told AFP.
This morning in Boissy-Saint-Léger. The deconfinement must be done by taking into account the presence of wild animals in the city, without being trapped there! pic.twitter.com/L5mFSrmqYQ
- The Art Tribune (@ltdla) April 12, 2020
According to the city councilor, it is "not uncommon to see them cross the county at night but never in the middle of the day and in the city center. It’s quite exceptional! " The two deer returned to the estate at the end of the day without causing any problems, according to Régis Charbonnier. With the measures related to containment due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the human presence on the streets has dropped drastically, allowing wild animals to return to these urban areas.
8:50 p.m .: OPEC and its partners agree to a drop in oil production
The main oil-producing countries agreed on Sunday to cut production in an attempt to boost prices, amid the global pandemic of the new coronavirus and amid price wars between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
"We are announcing that we have reached a historic agreement to reduce the production of OPEC + member states by almost 10 million barrels per day, as of May 1," Kuwaiti oil minister Khaled al- wrote on Twitter Fadhel.
8:45 p.m .: Turkish Interior Minister criticized for managing containment resigns
The powerful Turkish interior minister resigned on Sunday after the abrupt announcement of containment linked to the coronavirus epidemic that prompted crowds of panicked Turks to shop for supplies.
"May my nation, which I never wanted to harm, and our president, to whom I will be faithful all my life, forgive me. I am leaving the office of Minister of the Interior, which I had the honor to complete, "said Süleyman Soylu in a statement.
8:31 p.m .: The American chief expert evokes a possible beginning of deconfinement in May
The US economy could gradually recover in May, White House chief Anthony Fauci said on Sunday, while remaining very cautious as the coronavirus pandemic appears to be nearing its peak in the United States. "We hope that by the end of the month we will be able to see what is going on and whether there are any elements that allow us to restart safely and safely" in parts of the country, said Doctor Anthony Fauci on CNN.
"If there is, we go. Otherwise, we continue to seal, "added the director of the American Institute of Infectious Diseases, which represents the scientific community in the working group set up by
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