[EN DIRECT 29 JUILLET] All developments in the COVID-19 pandemic

Whether in Quebec or elsewhere on the planet, the COVID-19 pandemic has been disrupting our lives for several months.

Here you will find all the news throughout the day related to this crisis affecting the population, governments and the economy.

LAST BALANCE SHEET | 6:30

PLANETARY

• Case: 16 756 275
• Death: 660 748

QUEBEC

• Case: 58,897
• Death: 5670

CANADA

• Case: 114,994
• Death: 8 912

UNITED STATES

• Case: 4 352 083
• Death: 149,258

ALL THE NEWS FOR JULY 29, 2020

6:13 am | Pepper already knew how to phone or give gym classes. Since the novel coronavirus pandemic, this robot has been training to help isolated people, as part of an artificial intelligence experiment conducted by a Scottish university.

4:59 am | Muslim worshipers selected for the hajj began the great pilgrimage to Mecca on Wednesday, which is being held this year in a very small format and in compliance with many health precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

1h23 | French laboratories Sanofi and British GSK announced on Wednesday that they had reached an agreement with the British government to provide 60 million doses of their vaccine against COVID-19, “subject to the signing of a final contract”.

1h18 | Hong Kong is on the verge of a “large-scale” epidemic, Chief Executive Carrie Lam warned on Wednesday, when the most extensive social distancing measures came into force in the city since the appearance of the coronavirus at the beginning of the year.

00h00 | By themselves, three private gatherings are at the origin of some 20 cases of COVID-19 infections in the regions of Quebec and Chaudière-Appalaches, alarmed the public health authorities.