[EN DIRECT 24 JANVIER] All developments in the COVID-19 pandemic

Here you will find all the news related to this crisis which has hit the population, governments and the economy for several months.

PLANETARY

• Case: 98 824 732
• Death: 2,122,313

CANADA

• Case: 743,988, including 253,633 in Quebec
• Death: 19,015, including 9,478 in Quebec

ALL THE NEWS FOR SUNDAY JANUARY 24, 2021

11h00 | Quebec reports 1,457 additional cases and 41 deaths, bringing the total to 253,633 infected people and 9,478 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

10:45 am | The United States officially passed the threshold of 25 million COVID-19 cases on Sunday since the start of the pandemic, a few days after the entry into office of Joe Biden who made the fight against this disease his priority.

9.45am | Epidemiologist Nimâ Machouf sees the results of the colchicine study as a “glimmer of hope”, which could eventually ease the pressure that the COVID-19 pandemic places on hospitals.

8:45 am | The Parti Québécois (PQ) demanded on Sunday morning the improvement of the assistance offered to workers in the cultural sector, many of whom have lost their jobs since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

8:15 am | The Centrale des unions du Québec (CSQ) and all of its federations affiliated to the school network urged the Legault government on Sunday morning to put in place measures to improve air quality in schools.

6:00 am | After almost a year of pandemic, Quebeckers are experiencing a sort of collective burnout, and the stress of the past few months has raised the level of anxiety.

6:00 am | A 101-year-old lady from Quebec has defeated COVID-19 in recent weeks, beating the odds to the delight of her five children, who still can’t believe it.

6:00 am | Le Journal spent an evening roaming the streets of Montreal with a worker who accompanies homeless people in their search for emergency shelter.. A few hours aboard the shuttle were enough to realize that it was almost impossible to find a bed after the 8 p.m. curfew.

5:45 am | Germany to become the first country in the European Union to use the experimental antibody-based treatment given to Donald Trump against COVID-19Health Minister Jens Spahn announced on Sunday.

00h00 | Religious gatherings, hotel party, youth party; in 24 hours on Saturday, a multitude of events banned by the government in an attempt to control the COVID-19 pandemic were once again dismantled by the police.