DIRECT. Coronavirus: more than a million deaths worldwide

The essential

• More than a million deaths are officially linked to the coronavirus worldwide

• In France, the test positivity rate continues to climb, to 7.4%

• 11,123 new cases were identified in 24 hours according to Public Health France

• Since last night, the bars and restaurants of Aix and Marseille have lowered their curtains.

  Bars close at 10 p.m. starting tonight in Paris and 10 other major cities.

»Follow the events of this Monday, September 28

6:35 am.

End of curfew in Melbourne.

In effect for nearly two laws, the night curfew ended Monday, thanks to a marked drop in the number of new infections.

Only five new cases were listed over 24 hours in the state of Victoria (south), which has Melbourne as its capital.

This is the lowest daily figure since June 12.

6.30am.

Over 6 million cases in India.

This toll of 6.1 million cases is announced by the Indian Minister of Health.

The country could in the coming weeks overtake the United States (7.2 million) to become the country in the world with the most officially recorded cases.

India's official epidemic toll near 100,000 dead

6:20 am.

No coffee on the zinc floor in Marseille.

Since last night, bars and restaurants in Aix and Marseille have lowered the curtain for a fortnight to limit the spread of Covid-19.

Bars in eleven other cities including Paris will have to close every day at 10 p.m.

To oppose it, industry professionals announce that legal actions will be filed and demonstrations are planned.

6:10 hours.

Over 33 million cases.

Exactly 33,018,877 cases have been identified across the world.

22,640,048 people are considered cured by the authorities.

The most affected regions in terms of number of deaths are Latin America and the Caribbean (341,032 deaths for 9,190,683 cases), Europe (229,945; 5,273,943) and the United States and Canada (214,031 ; 7,258,663).

6 hours.

The million mark

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Officially, 1,000,009 deaths linked to the coronavirus have been officially recorded worldwide since its detection in China in December 2019.

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5:55 am.

11,123 new cases in France.

27 people have died in hospital in the past 24 hours.

The positivity rate continues to increase to 7.4%, according to the latest report from Public Health France.

5:45 am.

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