[EN DIRECT 23 AOÛT] All the developments of the pandemic

Whether in Quebec or elsewhere on the planet, the COVID-19 pandemic has been disrupting our lives for several months.

Here you will find all the news throughout the day related to this crisis affecting the population, governments and the economy.

LAST ASSESSMENT

PLANETARY

Case : 23 235 028
Death : 805 186

CANADA

Case: 124 703, 61 673 in Quebec

Death: 9072, 5740 in Quebec

ALL THE NEWS OF THE DAY

13h03 | The contagion curve continues to rise sharply in Italy

Italy recorded 1,210 new cases of coronavirus in twenty-four hours, confirming the clear resumption of the epidemic, closely linked to travel and summer entertainment for vacationers, according to an official report published on Sunday.

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11h00 | One new death in Quebec

Quebec is reporting 74 additional cases and one new death, bringing the total to 61,673 people infected and 5,740 dead.

7:31 am | Algeria’s universities partially reopen

Algeria partially reopens from Sunday its universities, closed for five months because of the coronavirus pandemic, in order to supervise the preparation of theses and to resume the defense of doctoral theses.

5:22 am | India crosses three million reported cases

With Indian authorities only testing patients with symptoms, experts say these numbers are underestimated.

For example, a serological study published last week found that more than a quarter of New Delhi residents may have already contracted the virus.

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4h20 | South Korea has record number of cases since March

The majority of the 397 new infections were recorded in the greater Seoul area, where half of the population of the country of 51 million reside, according to the Center for Disease Control.

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3h48 | Despite the epidemic, no truce for the “raves”

The participants speak of resistance, the authorities of unconsciousness: as every year, the summer in France was marked by the organization of hundreds of “free parties”, these undeclared techno parties in the heart of nature, which have become with the pandemic, the bête noire of the authorities.

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1h00 | Vitamin D to prevent serious complications from COVID-19

A recent Italian study reports that more than three quarters of patients affected by COVID-19 and who have developed acute respiratory syndrome have a vitamin D deficiency which increases the risk of dying from the disease.

0h00 | In Quebec, COVID-19 did not travel with tourists

Tourism in the midst of a pandemic is possible. In several popular regions this summer, we note with relief that the massive arrival of vacationers has not caused a wave of contamination by COVID-19, as feared by citizens and elected officials.

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