LIVE | The latest developments on the coronavirus
Whether in Quebec or elsewhere on the planet, the COVID-19 pandemic has been disrupting our lives for over a year.
Here you will find all the news throughout the day related to this crisis affecting the population, governments and the economy.
LAST REVIEW 14:49
PLANETARY
Case: 140 262 569
Dead: 3,003,827
Recovered: 79,939,642
UNITED STATES
Case: 31 600 684
Dead: 566,591
CANADA
Ontario: 412,745 cases (7,698 deaths)
Quebec: 335,608 cases (10,793 deaths)
Alberta: 167,793 cases (2,034 deaths)
British Columbia: 117,080 cases (1,530 deaths)
Saskatchewan: 37,615 cases (462 deaths)
Manitoba: 35,815 cases (955 deaths)
Nova Scotia: 1,800 cases (67 deaths)
New Brunswick: 1,778 cases (33 deaths)
Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,039 cases (6 deaths)
Nunavut: 408 cases (4 deaths)
Prince Edward Island: 167 cases
Yukon: 76 cases (1 death)
Northwest Territories: 43 cases
Canadian returnees: 13 cases
Total: 1,111,980 cases (23,583 deaths)
NEW
2:39 p.m. | Spain: mandatory quarantine for arrivals from 12 countries
Spain extended the obligation to quarantine itself on Saturday until early May for all passengers arriving on its territory from twelve countries – Brazil, Peru, Colombia and nine African countries – due to fears related to variants of the coronavirus .
1:53 pm | Demonstration against health regulations in Beauce
More than 400 people gathered on Saturday afternoon in Saint-Georges to oppose, in particular, the wearing of masks and what they qualify as “plandemics”.
13:31 | A crier truck to convince the population
A truck with a loudspeaker system has been circulating in the streets of Montreal since Saturday morning to try to convince the population to be vaccinated as quickly as possible.
13:19 | Quebec / Ontario border: A measure that is overdue
Many Ontarians would have liked the border between their province and Quebec to be closed sooner.
12:36 pm | Ontario: “tent medicine” soon to become a reality
“Medicine in the tents will become a reality by next week,” warns Dr. Jérôme Leis in the face of the health situation in Ontario.
12h17 | COVID-19: fewer cases in Ontario, stability in Quebec
Ontario recorded nearly 500 fewer COVID-19 cases on Saturday, but more than 2,000 people are hospitalized, unheard of since the start of the pandemic.
12:09 am | Third wave: “your good health is not a shield”
The portrait of people admitted to intensive care due to COVID-19 has changed with the arrival of this third wave propelled by variants.
11:43 am | COVID-19: Downward trend in Quebec
If the Capitale-Nationale records 4 new deaths, or half of the provincial toll, there is a certain downward trend in the number of new infections.
11:03 am | Quebec has 1,537 new cases of COVID-19
Quebec reports 1,537 cases of COVID-19 and 8 deaths, bringing the total to 335,608 infected people and 10,793 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
Yesterday, the province recorded 1,527 infections and 7 deaths.
THE SITUATION IN QUEBEC AS OF APRIL 17, 2021
– 335,608 people infected (+1537)
– 10,793 deaths (+8)
– 692 people hospitalized (+28)
– 175 people in intensive care (+8)
– The direct debits totaled 39,015 for a total of 8,141,488
– 70,908 doses of vaccine were administered during the day yesterday for a total of 2,297,411
AFP
10:32 am | Use of Pfizer’s vaccine for ages 12 and over under review by Health Canada
Health Canada is currently evaluating Pfizer’s request to be able to administer its vaccine to people aged 12 and over.
AFP
8:38 am | An important second dose of the vaccine, according to a specialist
The second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine “creates an amplification of the immune response,” says virologist and professor at the Department of Biological Sciences at UQAM Benoît Barbeau.
8:36 am | Does COVID wreak more havoc than other deadly viruses?
The toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has crossed the threshold of three million deaths, already far more than most viral epidemics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, with the notable exceptions of the terrible “Spanish flu” and AIDS.
7:49 am | Telework: the health crisis will facilitate transfers of civil servants to Quebec
The Legault government could transfer to the regions more than the 5,000 civil servant positions promised by 2028, thanks to the new possibilities that teleworking in a pandemic has created for the entire territory of Quebec.
Photo Stevens LeBlanc
6:30 am | [PHOTOS] The dream life of Quebec civil servants working from home
The pandemic has allowed many officials not only to discover the virtues of teleworking, but also to live a dream in the region, far from office towers.
Photo special collaboration
4:44 | More than 3 million deaths linked to COVID-19 worldwide
More than 3 million deaths from COVID-19 have been officially recorded worldwide since its discovery in China in December 2019, according to a count made by AFP from reports provided by health authorities, Saturday at 08:30 GMT .
AFP
4:28 | Spain: mandatory quarantine for arrivals from Brazil, Peru, Colombia and 9 African countries
Spain extended the obligation to quarantine itself on Saturday until early May for all passengers arriving on its territory from twelve countries – Brazil, Peru, Colombia and nine African countries – due to fears related to variants of the coronavirus .
0h46 | Greece: cheating during online exams raises fears of devalued diplomas
Greek universities, closed for more than a year due to the pandemic, are facing an upsurge in cheating during online exams, raising fears of devalued degrees already dubbed “Corona degrees”.
Professors and students admit that normal exam conditions are virtually impossible to apply in a distance education setting with hundreds of participants simultaneously online.
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