[EN DIRECT 6 SEPTEMBRE 2020] All developments in the COVID-19 pandemic

Whether in Quebec or elsewhere on the planet, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting our lives.

You will find here all the news throughout the day related to this crisis which is hitting the population, governments and the economy.

LAST REVIEW

PLANETARY

Case: 26 916 943

Dead: 880,294

IN THE COUNTRY

Case: 131,495

Dead: 9143

IN QUEBEC

Case: 63,292

Dead: 5769

All the news for Sunday, September 6, 2020

8:26 am | Tour de France: teams tested in two waves for COVID-19

Two waves of tests to detect possible cases of COVID-19 are planned for the riders of the Tour de France and the supervision of their teams on the occasion of the day of rest, we learned from the organizers on Sunday. .

7:01 am | Ex-champion in the fight against coronavirus, Israel returns to partial containment

According to data collected by AFP, the Hebrew state has for two weeks been the fifth country in the world in terms of cases of infection per capita, ahead of Brazil and the United States.

1h48 | Australia extends Melbourne lockdown despite drop in cases

Australian authorities extended the confinement of Melbourne, the second largest city in the country, by two weeks on Sunday, considering the drop in the number of new cases of coronavirus insufficient.

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Quebec in deconfinement: the pandemic will have had good

Despite the constraints and health measures, the pandemic will still have had some positive effects on the daily life of Quebecers, according to a new Léger survey – The newspaper. For many, the budget and family life have been doing better since March.

COVID-19 and regions: proof that remote hiring can work

The president of a techno firm in Montreal finds himself today with an employee in Chicoutimi, one in Granby, one in Cyprus, eight in France and one in England. A sign that teleworking does indeed offer serious possibilities for the regions.

Quebec in deconfinement: 10 highlights of the health crisis

At a time when the authorities are preparing their weapons in the event of a second wave, back to 10 moments that marked the first six months of the management of the pandemic in Quebec.

Father with cancer fears dying from COVID

A father of four with incurable cancer denounces the recklessness of some Quebecers who put the health of others at risk by ignoring basic guidelines to prevent contagion at the dawn of a second wave of COVID-19.

COVID-19 and regions: the house of your dreams thanks to the pandemic?

Something “never seen” for 40 years. This is how the real estate market is qualified in Charlevoix, where, as in several regions which were nevertheless in decline, the appetite is climbing for houses for sale with the explosion of teleworking.

COVID-19 and regions: ready for a second wave

Even if reports from the Public Health Agency of Canada maintain that a possible second wave could strike harder in the areas spared this spring, elected officials in the regions are not too formalized by this possibility.