Featured This Thursday, March 18

Coronavirus. Prime Minister Jean Castex and Minister of Health Olivier Véran will hold a press conference this Thursday, March 18 at 6 p.m., the day after a Defense Council which was to decide on a possible reconfinement in Île-de-France. “Additional measures will be taken” warned government spokesman Gabriel Attal. Besides Île-de-France, other regions, such as Hauts-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, could be affected by new restrictions.

Vaccines. After several countries have suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Thursday. This week, several countries, including France and Germany, suspended as a precaution the use of the vaccine developed by the Swedish-British laboratory AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, after the report of “possible” side effects but unrelated at this point.

 

International. Super Nintendo World Park will officially open in Osaka, Japan. First scheduled for summer 2020, then postponed to February 4, 2021 before seeing its opening put on hold due to the health situation in Japan, the amusement park will finally be able to receive the public subject to compliance with health measures. strict rules such as the wearing of a compulsory mask.

Sport. This Thursday, the coach of the Blues Didier Deschamps will name the names of the players who will play in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup against Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Bosnia between March 24 and 31. This list of 23 players will be the last one announced before the one that will fly to the Euro this summer.


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