The essential :
- 29 new hospital deaths were recorded in three days in France, bringing the total to 30,294 deaths since the start of the epidemic.
- The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in intensive care in France has increased by 13 cases since Friday, breaking the downward trend observed since April.
- According to the WHO, there may "never" be a miracle cure for Covid-19.
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6:20 am. France not strict enough with the passengers arriving on its soil? In an opinion dated July 10 but made public only on Monday, the Scientific Council "strongly" recommended isolation before boarding and continued in France for a period of 14 days, in total, even in the event of a negative result. "This measure is the simplest in organizational terms," write the experts. More information here.
6:15 a.m. South America and the Caribbean have passed the milestone of 5 million Covid-19 cases, according to a count from official figures. The pandemic has claimed more than 202,000 lives in the same region, where Brazil, with a population of 210 million, remains the hardest hit country with nearly 95,000 dead.
6:10 am. More than 46,000 new cases of coronavirus in the United States in 24 hours. These figures announced Monday evening bring the total number of cases recorded in the country to 4.7 million. Donald Trump's country is by far the most bereaved by the pandemic, with more than 155,000 dead.
6 hours Hello everyone! Welcome to this live dedicated to the news related to the coronavirus of this Tuesday, August 4, 2020.