You will find here all the news throughout the day related to this crisis which has hit the population, governments and the economy for several months.
LAST ASSESSMENT
PLANETARY
Case: 59 961 235
Death: 1,412,949
CANADA
Case: 342 444, 135 430 in Quebec
Death : 11,681 deaths, 6,915 in Quebec
ALL NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 25, 2020
12h24 | A coalition of entrepreneurs who deem the health instructions of the Legault government excessive now says it is ready to file a lawsuit in order to obtain “the nullity of the decrees declaring the health emergency in Quebec”.
12:29 | Without being able to isolate themselves beforehand, thousands of Quebecers will not have the right to gather with family and friends for Christmas.
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11:56 am | Even if Quebec ensures that it will be ready to start its major vaccination campaign against COVID-19 as of January 1, the Minister of Health has yet to have any guarantee from Ottawa that vaccines would be available.
[MISE À JOUR] 11:33 am | Former PQ minister Marc-André Bédard, who was 85, has died due to complications from COVID-19.
10:37 am | Former PQ minister Marc-André Bédard, who is 85, contracted COVID-19 and is currently hospitalized due to complications from the virus.
10:37 am | New case of COVID-19 in the NFL.
The Cleveland Browns announced a new case of COVID-19 on the team on Wednesday.
The news comes as the Browns (7-3) meet the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-9) this Sunday in Florida.
“Early this morning, the Cleveland Browns were informed that a player had tested positive for COVID-19, the team said, adding that it had closed its facilities. The club will continue to consult with the league and health experts on the next steps to be taken as appropriate. The health and safety of our players, coaches, staff and the entire community remains our top priority. ”
Already affected by the coronavirus, the Browns have been deprived of the services of defensive player Myles Garrett since last week. The name of the 24-year-old athlete is still on the list of players unavailable due to COVID-19. The identity of the new athlete concerned has not been disclosed.
9:51 am | Free masks for all, deserted streets and random tests: the small town of Cedro do Abaeté, in south-eastern Brazil, is the only one to have recorded no cases of coronavirus in the country, the second most bereaved in the world .
7:39 am | Hospitals in Pakistan are filling up with COVID-19 patients and are near saturation, medical sources learned on Wednesday, with authorities fearing a second wave more deadly than the first.
6:54 am | Tokyo on Wednesday urged residents to avoid non-essential outings and asked shops serving alcohol to close earlier as the number of coronavirus infections soars in Japan.
6:38 am | The COVID-19 pandemic has sent Nigeria into recession for the second time since 2016, threatening to push Africa’s 200 million people further into poverty.
1h00 | Worried relatives are sounding the alarm bells at the meteoric increase in COVID-19 cases in a Montreal CHSLD, even if management ensures that all measures are in place.
Photo Hugo Duchaine
Joyce Shanks feels as though she is reliving the same nightmare as in spring at the Maimonides Geriatric Center in Côte-Saint-Luc, which houses her father. There were 50 cases of infection there in two weeks.
TO READ | At one month of Christmas, Quebec is already deflating expectations by tightening what will be allowed from December 24 to 27: it will ultimately be necessary to stick to only two gatherings, said François Legault.
Stevens LeBlanc / QUEBEC JOURNAL
0h00 | Nearly half of the classes whose air quality has been tested in secret at the request of a group of doctors exceed the threshold recommended by Quebec, revealing ventilation problems that may facilitate the spread of COVID-19 during the cold season.
Courtesy photo
A digital CO2 monitor was provided to teachers who tested the air quality in their classrooms without the principal’s knowledge.