[EN DIRECT 4 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: 18 458 646

Death: 698 023

CANADA

Case: 117 792, 59 845 in Quebec

Death: 8958, 5685 in Quebec

All the news for Tuesday, August 4

8:59 p.m. | Peru: the barrier of 20,000 dead from COVID-19 passes

Peru passed the 20,000 coronavirus death mark on Tuesday as the epidemic resurfaces a month after the start of gradual deconfinement in the country.

The death toll stands at 20,007, up 196 from the previous day, while the number of contaminations reached 439,890, or 6,790 new cases in one day, according to the Ministry of Health.

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The number of cured patients is also up to 302,457 (+4,366), but Peruvian hospitals are nonetheless saturated with a record 13,798 sick with the virus.

The number of deaths from the virus is the subject of controversy in this Andean country of 33 million inhabitants, the local press estimating that their number would be closer to 50,000 if the suspected cases were included.

Peru is the third Latin American country most affected by the epidemic behind Brazil and Mexico.

20h51 | Coronavirus: 1,300 dead in 24 hours in the United States

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7:30 p.m. | Disney, hit by the pandemic, puts the package on streaming

Thanks to the pandemic, Disney has found the chosen one of its heart: direct streaming of content to consumers, already a priority before the health crisis, is now the subject of all its attentions.

The Disney + platform, which reached 60.5 million subscribers on Monday, will host the film “Mulan” exclusively for now, after its theatrical release has been repeatedly delayed and now postponed indefinitely.

The service reached its minimum target in terms of subscribers 4 years ahead of schedule.

In all, Disney now has 100 million paying subscribers for its platforms (Disney +, ESPN + and Hulu), thanks to its abundant catalogs and the Star Wars universe, but also to the great confinement.

19h23 | Difficult times to predict for restaurateurs

19h02 | Saguenay: a company collaborates for a new efficient and reusable mask

18h16 | Tests discarded to prioritize screening

16h37 | American visitors worry in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts

16h03 | COVID-19: call for patience, despite other encouraging figures

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