DIRECT. Coronavirus: 50,000 dead in Mexico, which becomes the 3rd most bereaved country in the world

The essential :

• France still has 390 patients with the virus in intensive care. In 24 hours, seven people died from Covid-19.
• The world has deplored more than 19 million deaths since the start of the pandemic.
• From the start of the school year, the mask will be “highly recommended” in French universities.
• The United States has recorded more than 2,000 deaths in 24 hours, a first for three months.

»Follow the events of Friday August 7 live:

6:45 am. More than 50,000 dead in Mexico. The country crossed the threshold of 50,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Thursday, a record well above the government's forecasts, which crystallizes criticism of its management of the pandemic and the economic crisis. These figures make Mexico the third most bereaved country in the world after the United States and Brazil.

6:35 am. Covid-19, heatwave, traffic jams: our advice to avoid overheating on the road to vacation. This new crossover weekend falls in the middle of a heat wave. Difficult to drive in these conditions, not to mention the new constraints related to Covid-19. Our advice to read here.

6:25 am. Africa has passed the milestone of one million infections. The threshold of one million cases of coronavirus was crossed Thursday in Africa, a continent which remains the least affected in the world and where the distribution of cases is very uneven. Only five of Africa's 54 countries account for 75% of cases, according to the continent's Center for Disease Control, which has a total of 21,724 deaths.

6:15 a.m. Soon 20 million cases in the world. More than 19 million cases of coronavirus contamination have been identified worldwide, including a million in four days, according to an AFP count.

6:05 am. More than 2,000 dead in 24 hours in the United States. This is a first for three months. The United States has recorded more than 2,000 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours. The country, which has been facing a major resurgence of the epidemic since the end of June and has recorded nearly 160,000 deaths, also deplored 58,000 new cases.

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