DIRECT. Coronavirus: American hospitals on the brink of rupture

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• The Directorate General of Health (DGS) reported, at its last count, 18 new deaths linked to the coronavirus in France with a total of 29,893 victims since the start of the epidemic.
• The Louvre Museum, the largest and most visited in the world, reopens this Monday about 70% of its space to visitors, who will have to go there wearing a mask.
• The United States has 39,379 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours for a total of 129,891 deaths.
• 239 scientists from 32 countries assure that the coronavirus is airborne and ask the WHO to review its recommendations.
• The pandemic has killed at least 531,789 people worldwide.

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6:55 a.m. India becomes the third country in number of cases, ahead of Russia.

6:53 a.m. The exasperation of the mayor of the Texan city of Austin. Not hiding his exasperation over the words of Donald Trump who continues to minimize the crisis, the Democratic mayor of the Texas city of Austin called the tone of the president "dangerous" for the inhabitants of his city, including the resuscitation services. risk being overwhelmed "within ten days". "When they start to hear ambiguous messages leaving Washington, more and more of them do not wear masks, stop social distancing," he regrets on CNN.

6:45 a.m. The Louvre museum reopens. In France, the Louvre Museum, the largest and most visited in the world, reopens this Monday about 70% of its space to visitors, who will have to go there wearing a mask.

In front of the Mona Lisa, where tourists from all over the world flock to take selfies, parking circles were stuck on the ground to avoid the rush. The coronavirus crisis has already caused "more than 40 million euros in losses" at the Louvre, indicates its president and director, Jean-Luc Martinez. Read here.

6:40 a.m. The United States has 234 new deaths. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 2,876,143 in the United States.

The country has recorded 234 new deaths in 24 hours, for a total of 129,891 deaths since the start of the epidemic. Hospitals are on the brink of saturation and many elected officials are sounding the alarm.

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6:35 a.m. Almost 40,000 new cases in the United States. The United States has 39,379 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, according to the latest report published by Johns Hopkins University, which refers.

6:25 a.m. According to researchers, the virus travels through the air. In an open letter to be published this week, 239 scientists from 32 countries assure that the coronavirus is airborne: it can be transmitted by large drops after sneezing (what we already knew), as by small ones drops, lighter and able to cross a room. They will ask WHO to modify its recommendations accordingly, according to the New York Times.

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6.15 a.m. At least 29,893 dead in France. At its last score Friday, the Directorate General of Health (DGS) reported 18 new deaths related to coronavirus in France with a total of 29,893 victims since the start of the epidemic.

[INTEGRAL] Hearing of Agnès Buzyn on the management of the Covid-19 crisis before the commission of inquiry of the National Assembly