- Over 600,000 dead worldwide
The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 600,000 people worldwide since its discovery in China in December, including more than 200,000 in Europe and 160,000 in Latin America, according to a report by AFP.
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The United States is the country most affected in terms of number of deaths and confirmed infections (140,474 deaths for 3.76 million cases). Next come Brazil (79,488 dead), the United Kingdom (45,273), Mexico (39,184) and Italy (35,042). But in proportion to the population, it is in Belgium that mortality is the highest (846 deaths per million inhabitants), ahead of the United Kingdom (667).
The number of deaths from Covid-19 has doubled in just over two months. More than 100,000 new deaths have been recorded in 21 days since June 28.
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- Still no compromise for the EU recovery plan
Intense negotiations were still underway on the night of Sunday to Monday between Europeans to try to reach a compromise on a post-coronavirus recovery plan of 750 billion euros. From the overall amount of the plan to the balance between loans and grants, through the control of the funds paid or a mechanism linking grants to respect for the rule of law in the beneficiary countries, the points of dissension persist.
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The two camps remain on their positions. On the one hand, the Netherlands and their so-called “ frugal ” allies (Denmark, Sweden and Austria, as well as Finland), who prefer loans to grants and who advocate a reduction in the overall volume of the plan; on the other, the rest of the bloc, with Paris and Berlin in mind, who refuse to obtain a compromise " at the cost of European ambition ". Discussions are scheduled to resume Monday afternoon. Concordant sources, the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, mediator of the summit, should propose to lower the share of subsidies in the recovery plan to 750 billion euros: 390 billion, against 500 billion in the initial proposal . The rest would be loans.
- Trump: disease "will go away"
As the number of coronavirus infections surges in the United States, Donald Trump defended his comments that the disease would eventually " disappear ", saying he was opposed to the idea of imposing the wearing of the mask at the national level.
" I will be right in the end. You know, I said, "It will go away." I will say it again, "said the President.
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- In France, mandatory mask in public places
In France, failing to wear a mask from Monday in all enclosed public places may be worth a fine of 135 euros. While the authorities considered it four months ago as " useless " wearing masks for people are not sick, it is now imposed on everyone in sales stores, shopping centers, government offices, banks and markets covered .
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- France: Senate votes third emergency budget
The Senate voted on the night of Sunday to Monday at first reading, after the National Assembly, the third draft emergency budget for 2020 to deal with the coronavirus crisis, enriched with additional measures. The modified text was adopted with 244 votes in favor (including LR, centrists and LREM) against 90 votes (PS and CRCE with a Communist majority).
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Deputies and senators will now try to agree on a common text in joint joint committee. In the event of failure, a new reading will be organized in each room, the Assembly having the last word. This bill provides for an additional 45 billion euros for particularly affected sectors, tourism, aeronautics and even the automobile. It confirms aid of 4.5 billion euros to communities. Several fiscal gestures were added during debates in the Assembly, intended for carers, soldiers or to support the press.
- Nearly 40,000 dead in Mexico, obesity involved
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 39,184 lives in Mexico, according to figures released Sunday by Mexican health officials. It is the second heaviest death toll in Latin America in terms of deaths behind Brazil, which had 79,488 deaths on Sunday.
Some 96 million Mexicans suffer from overweight or obesity, 9 million from diabetes and more than 15 million from hypertension, according to official figures from 2018, mainly due to poor diet. These diseases increase the impact of Covid-19, which official data show that 55% of those who died of Covid-19 in Mexico suffered from these diseases.
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- Boris Johnson reluctant to retrain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns that he will only use the Covid-19 containment map as a last resort and compared such a solution to a “ nuclear deterrent ” measure .
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“ I cannot give up this tool like I cannot give up nuclear deterrence, ” he told the Daily Telegraph in an interview that marks the end of his first year on Downing Street. “ But it's like nuclear deterrence, I sure don't want to use it. And I don't think we're going to find ourselves in such a position again, ”he said.
- Concern in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is in a “ critical ” situation vis-à-vis the epidemic of coronavirus, according to the chief of its executive Carrie Lam, the ex-British colony having recorded in 24 hours more than 100 new contaminations, a record.
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Whereas the semi-autonomous region of 7.5 million inhabitants had initially recorded very good results in the fight against the epidemic, the number of cases has increased again in the last two weeks and doctors have struggling to identify chains of transmission.
- Morocco: new reductions
Rabat has announced a further easing of measures to stem the coronavirus pandemic in Morocco, allowing tourist establishments to use their total accommodation capacity from Monday.
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But the kingdom keeps the borders closed " until further notice ", except for Moroccans stranded abroad and for foreign residents in Morocco who can return since Wednesday.