Whether in Quebec or elsewhere on the planet, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting our lives.
Here you will find all the news throughout the day related to this crisis affecting the population, governments and the economy.
LAST REVIEW
World
Case: 39,421,733
Death: 1 105 751
Canada
Case: 195 385, 92 297 in Quebec
Death: 9737, 6033 in Quebec
United States
Case: 8 054 067
Death: 218,625
ALL NEWS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020
11:05 am | 1,279 new cases of COVID-19 in Quebec
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10:34 am | Nearly $ 1 million for youth mental health
9 h 4 | A positive case in the Vatican at the Sainte-Marthe residence, where the Pope lives
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7:38 am | South Africa passes 700,000 COVID-19 cases
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7 am | Breast cancer pays for COVID
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1 hour | Even though the number of new daily COVID-19 cases is steadily reaching last spring’s levels, that doesn’t mean the second wave is worse than the first.
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1 hour | The mask imposed too late?
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