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✏️ More than 100 million tests in France since the beginning of the epidemic. Between 1 March 2020 and 4 July 2021, “approximately 100.2 million tests were validated by a health professional, including 20.6 million antigenic tests, 76.6 million classic PCRs and 2.8 million salivary PCRs”, it was announced on Thursday.

✏️ The pressure on hospitals continues to ease. On Thursday, 7384 patients suffering from Covid-19 were hospitalised in France, compared to 7539 on Wednesday. Among them, 100 people were admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours.

The decrease also continues in the ICU services. 971 patients were in intensive care on Thursday, compared to 997 the day before. 26 were admitted in the last 24 hours. 25 people have also died in hospital, bringing the total number of deaths in French hospitals since the start of the pandemic to 84,811.

On the other hand, the number of cases was on the rise on Thursday, with 4,442 new cases detected compared to 4,081 the day before.

▫️ TOUR DE FRANCE

Today is arrival day in town.

▫️ FOOD

I managed yesterday evening to take part in the weekly “virtual pub quizz” together as a team with my friends C & J in the UK. A first as far as Carcassonne hospital is concerned and a puzzle for the nurses who checked up on me at the time.

Anyway, one of the questions was about pies and it kind of bothered me during the night so I checked for future reference and discovered the:

The Ultimate List of Pies

https://www.listchallenges.com/pie-pie-pie

1. Pumpkin Pie
2. Shaker Lemon Pie
3. Lemon Ice Box Pie
4. Lemon Meringue Pie
5. Butterfinger Pie
6. Oreo Pie
7. Peanut Butter Snickers Cheesecake Brownie Pie
8. Chocolate Pie
9. Chocolate Chip Pie
10. Chocolate Five Layer Pie
11. Peanut Butter Pie
12. French Silk Pie
13. Christmas Peppermint Pie
14. Red Velvet Cheesecake Pie
15. Cherry Pie
16. Apple Pie
17. Peach Pie
18. Bumbleberry Pie
19. Key Lime Pie
20. Blueberry Pie
21. Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
22. Strawberry Pie
23. Raspberry Pie
24. Shepherd’s Pie
25. Steak & Kidney Pie
26. Steak and Guinness (Ale) Pie
27. Steak and Oyster Pie
28. Turkey Pot Pie
29. Chicken Pie
30. Corned Beef Pie
31. Minced Beef Pie
32. Mince Pie
33. Mince and Leek Pie
34. Chicken and Leek Pie
35. Chicken Pot Pie
36. Vegetable Pie
37. Chicken and Vegetable Pie
38. Vegetable and Cheese Pie
39. Custard Pie
40. Pork Pie
41. B’stilla Moroccan Chicken Pie
42. Moon Pie
43. Whoopie Pie
44. Fish Pie
45. Lamprey Pie
46. Pecan Pie
47. Shoo-fly Pie
48. Sugar Pie
49. Smores Pie
50. Apple Caramel Pie
51. Rabbit Pie
52. Huckleberry Pie
53. Cheese & Potato Pie
54. Tiropita (Cheese Pie)
55. Apple Crumb Pie
56. Meat Pie
57. Bean Pie
58. Bacon and Egg Pie
59. Pork and Egg Pie
60. Pork and Apple Pie
61. Spaghetti Pie
62. Potato Pie (Patatopita)
63. Sweet Potato Pie
64. Banana Cream Pie
65. Minced Steak and Onion Pie
66. Cheese and Onion Pie
67. Boston Cream Pie
68. Coconut Cream Pie
69. Leek Pie (Prasopita)
70. Macaroni Pie
71. Tomato Pie
72. Corn Pie
73. Butter Pie
74. Sausage Pie
75. Mint Pie
76. Mint Chip Ice Cream Pie
77. Butterscotch Pie
78. Oatmeal Creme Pie
79. Snickers Pie
80. Cherry Cream Cheese Pie
81. Chess Pie
82. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Pie
83. Venison Pie
84. Sheep’s Brain Mince Pie
85. Chicken and Bacon Pie
86. McDonald’s Apple Pie
87. McDonald’s Holiday Pie
88. Hostess Fruit Pie
89. Taco Pie
90. Frito Pie
91. Chinese Pie
92. Deep-Fried Apple Pie
93. Macadamia Nut Pie
94. Bavarian Cream Pie
95. Candy Bar Pie
96. Caramel Popcorn Pie
97. Rhubarb Pie
98. Angel Pie
99. Scotch Pie
100. Eggplant Pie (Melitzanopita)
101. Eggnog Pie
102. Blueberry Crumble Pie
103. Egg Pie
104. Fig Pie
105. Plum Pie
106. Rum Raisin Pie
107. Lobster Pie
108. Spinach Pie (Spanakopita)
109. Curry Pie
110. Chicken Curry Pie
111. Peanut Pie
112. Red Velvet Cake Pie
113. Quince Pie
114. Chocolate Fudge Pie
115. Orange Pie (Portokalopita)
116. Steak and Red Wine Pie
117. Chicken and Mushroom Pie
118. Pistachio Pie
119. Fried Steak Pie Supper
120. Sour Cream Raisin Pie
121. Chili Pie
122. Butter Chicken Pie
123. Grasshopper Pie
124. Heath Bar Pie
125. Dulce De Leche Pie
126. Blackberry Pie
127. Apple and Blackberry Pie
128. St. Stephens Day Pie
129. St Clement’s Pie
130. Burger King’s Hershey’s Sundae Pie
131. Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
132. Walnut Pie
133. Maple Syrup Pie
134. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pie
135. Honey Pie
136. Boysenberry Pie
137. Zucchini Pie (Kolokithopita)
138. Apple Pie on a Stick
139. Double-Crust Chicken Pot Pie
140. Artichoke Pie (Agginaropita)
141. Chocolate Pecan Pie
142. Caramel Pecan Pie
143. Chicken Balti Pie
144. Ploughman’s Pork Pie
145. Picnic Pie
146. Hazlenut Pie
147. Ham Pie
148. Meat and Potato Pie
149. McDonald’s Strawberry and Creme Pie
150. Shrimp Pie
151. King Cake Pie
152. Mango Pie
153. Hand Raised Pie
154. Marshmallow Pie
155. Mandarin Orange Pie
156. Dandelion Pie
157. Hershey’s Chocolate Cream Pie
158. Lemon Pie
159. Chicken and Rice Pie
160. Currant Pie
161. Crabapple Pie
162. Ginger Pie
163. Cranberry Pie
164. Vanilla Pie
165. Cinnamon Pie
166. Oyster Pie
167. Prune Pie
168. Chocolate Snack Pie
169. Chocolate Pumpkin Pie
170. Rocky Road Pie
171. Sherbet Pie
172. Birthday Cake Pie
173. Strawberry Walnut Pie
174. Oatmeal Chocolate Pie
175. Caramel Pie
176. Cherry Snack Pie
177. Cherry Chocolate Pie
178. Brownie Pie
179. Caramel Nut Apple Pie
180. M & M Pie
181. Pear Pie
182. Buster Sundae Pie
183. Cranapple Pie
184. Mississippi Mud Pie – Mississippi
185. Fried Peach Pies
186. Blueberry Cream Pie

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Due to the increase of the Delta variant, the government issued today a warning and strongly recommends not to go to Spain & Portugal for the time being.

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