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- France has counted 29,893 victims since the start of the epidemic on March 1.
- The excess mortality increased everywhere in Ile-de-France in March and April compared to the 5-year average.
- The WHO calls on countries to "wake up" to the new contamination in North and South America but also in the rest of the world.
- Philippe, Buzyn and Véran are the target of judicial information.
- The pandemic has killed at least 522,246 people worldwide.
>> Follow the events of this Saturday, July 4
8:05 a.m. Brazil has identified 42,223 new cases. In total, Brazil has had 1,539,081 cases since the start of the epidemic. An additional 1,290 deaths were recorded, bringing the total toll of the epidemic to 63,174 deaths in the country.
8 hours. 422 more cases in Germany. The number of infections in Germany increased to 196,096, 422 more than the previous day. Seven additional deaths have been recorded, bringing the total to 9,010 deaths since the start of the epidemic in the country.
7.40 a.m. China wants to ban live poultry from its markets.China has pledged to phase out the slaughter and sale of live poultry on the food markets. The announcement came as China stepped up inspections of wholesale food markets and banned the sale and consumption of wild animals.
7:30 a.m. P Read 57 000 infections Covid-19 in 24 hours in the United States. It's a new record. The United States recorded 57,683 new infections due to the coronavirus. On the eve of US National Day, the country also recorded 728 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 129,405.
7.15 a.m. The girlfriend of Trump's oldest son positive for coronavirus. The girlfriend of Donald Trump Junior, the eldest son of the President of the United States, tested positive at Covid-19. Kimberly Guilfoyle, a lawyer and former presenter for Fox News, is one of the main funders of President Trump's campaign for re-election next November. She was placed in solitary confinement after attending the President's speech and the July 4th National Day fireworks in South Dakota.
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7:10 a.m. In Toronto, Van Gogh exhibits in a drive-in version. In Toronto, Canada, the organizers of an immersive exhibition on Van Gogh had an idea to reconcile art and pandemic: to create a space and a show dedicated exclusively to motorists, an initiative presented as a world first.
7 hours. Jean Castex wants "more than ever to reunite the Nation". During his first intervention, the new Prime Minister Jean Castex said he wanted "more than ever to bring the Nation together" in the face of the economic and social crisis which is "already there" with the coronavirus. “The priorities will therefore have to evolve. The methods will therefore have to be adapted, ”he explained.
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