[Live February 22] All developments in the pandemic
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Whether in Quebec or elsewhere on the planet, the Covid-19 pandemic has upset our lives for almost a year.
Here you will find all the news over the day linked to this crisis that strikes the population, governments and the economy.
The balance sheets
PLANETARY
Case: 111 709 399
Dead: 2,473,742
CANADA
Case: 849,522, including 282,927 in Quebec
Death: 21,723, including 10,318 in Quebec
Here is all the news from Monday, February 22,
9:31 p.m. |After the scandal, a “VIP” list wrongly vaccinated revealed in Argentina
The Argentinian Ministry of Health published a list of 70 people on Monday having unduly received the COVVI-19 vaccine, whose revelation had triggered the "VIP vaccines" scandal.
AFP7:52 p.m. |COVID-19: The first vaccines expected Thursday in Uruguay
The Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou, announced on Monday that the first vaccines against the COVID-19 would arrive in the country Thursday, the only one in South America to have yet received any doses.
Some 192,000 doses of the Sinovac Chinese vaccine are expected on the night of Thursday to Friday, he said at a press conference.
The vaccination campaign, which will primarily target teachers, police, firefighters and soldiers under the age of 60, will start on March 1st.
This first batch will be completed by a second shipment of more than 1.5 million doses, from March 15.In addition, some 460,000 doses of the PFIZER vaccine, the first lots of which will be reserved for health personnel, are expected between March 8 and April 26.
7:50 p.m. |How to detect variants quickly?
The race to search for variants of COVVI-19 has started in recent weeks in Quebec.
6:55 p.m. |Massive screening in the Maskinongé MRC
In recent weeks, more than thirty cases of COVID-19 have declared themselves in the MSKINONGE MRC.The source of contamination remains unknown for the majority of them, so that the CIUSSS-MCQ has decided to launch a screening offensive in the MRC.
Photo Agence QMI6:45 p.m. |PCU fraud: nothing to repay for the victims
The Minister of National Revenue, Diane Lebouthillier, assures that the victims of fraudsters who took advantage of stolen identities to obtain the Canadian Emergency Service (PCU) will not have to reimburse the sums.
Photo d'archives, Ben Pelosse6:35 p.m. |When fraudsters attack an autistic person for the PCU
A family from Boucherville, one of the children of which has an autism spectrum disorder, says it has a "waking nightmare" for nine months, when one or more frauds have stolen their identity and multiplied the requestsCanadian Emergency Service (PCU).
5:59 p.m. |Hesitation with restaurateurs in the North Shore
Additional measures imposed by the Quebec government are still hesitant of restaurateurs from the North Shore to open their doors.
Chantal Poirier / JdeM5:21 p.m. |Almost half of residents in RPA vaccinated in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
The vaccination is going well at Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean despite the delays in supply and already almost half of the seniors in private residences have received their dose.
4:48 p.m. |The United States exceeds the threshold of 500,000 dead
More than half a million people have died from COVVI-19 in the United States since the start of the pandemic, according to figures recorded on Monday from Johns Hopkins University, which refers.
AFP4:27 p.m. |Massive screening: the Marguerite-d'Youville school will reopen on Tuesday
The Marguerite-d'Youville school in Quebec will finally reopen for Tuesday.The massive screening commanded by public health only led to the discovery of a single additional positive case.
4:18 p.m. |Several cineplex cinemas will reopen this weekend
The Canadian channel Cineplex confirmed on Monday that 16 of its cinemas in Quebec will reopen their cinemas at this weekend, just in time for the release.
PHOTO COURTOISIE3:59 p.m. |COVID-19: New hatching in a GATINEAU CHSLD
Another COVVI-19 hatching occurred at CHSLD Lionel-Émond in Gatineau even if almost all of the residents were vaccinated against the disease in December.
Photo Adobe stock3:52 p.m. |COVID-19: a step back in the fight
Some provinces, including Quebec, took a step back or stagnated on Monday in their fight against COVVI-19.
Joël Lemay / Agence QMI3:43 p.m. |Illegal gathering in Outaouais: betrayed by a blazing naked unknown
A dozen Ontarians who celebrated in a chalet in Outaouais saw the police put an end to their illegal gathering after having given a striking naked man who wished to join them on Saturday, to the northGatineau.
ARCHIVES/LA FRONTIÈRE/AGENCE QM15:38 |Places of worship: same treatment as cinemas?
The Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Mgr Luc Cyr, added his voice on Monday to those of religious leaders who ask to accommodate more faithful in places of worship.
3:11 p.m. |Virus: vaccination has greatly reduced hospitalizations in Scotland
Pfizer/Biontech and Astrazeneca/Oxford anti-Cavid vaccines administered as part of the vaccination campaign in Scotland led to a fall in the risk of hospitalization linked to the Coronavirus in this Nation of the United Kingdom, according to a study published Monday.
This study, led by the University of Edinburgh, indicates that four weeks after the administration of a first dose, the risk of hospitalization was reduced by 85 % with the Pfizer vaccine and 94 % with that of Astrazeneca,compared to people who have not received the vaccine.
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Among those over 80, one of the most at risk groups, the preliminary results combined with the two vaccines show a reduction of 81 % of hospitalizations.
2:52 p.m. |Québec requests business help for vaccination
The Legault government wants to get ahead by ensuring that private companies will respond to the time to vaccinate Quebecers.
AFP2:02 p.m. |The largest Dutch organization in the catering sector announced on Monday that it was a complaint against the government to try to raise the anti-Cavid restrictions that have led to close bars and restaurants since mid-October.
1:43 p.m. |Paraguay is launching its vaccination campaign
Some first 4,000 doses are exclusively intended for medical and paramedical staff who have recorded more than 40 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
"Today is a historic day.We have the hope of being able to overcome this pandemic, "said the Minister of Health, who is also a doctor.He estimates that most of the 7 million inhabitants will be vaccinated before the second half of the year.
1:22 p.m. |England: the return of supporters in the stadiums hoped for from May 17
The British government aims to return from supporters in the stadiums of England from May 17 if the health situation allows, with a capacity limited to 10,000 people, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday on Monday.
1:15 p.m. |Variants: 415 presumptive cases and concern in schools
The presence of variants in Quebec which is increasingly felt with nearly 415 presumptive cases reported in the province, causes concern in schools due to the English variant, much more contagious in children.
12:58 p.m. |Biden orders the soil of the flags to mark the half-million death
US President Joe Biden will order the flags on Monday on all federal buildings, in order to commemorate the imminent passage of the threshold of the 500,000 deaths due to COVVI-19 in the United States, the White House announced.
AFP12:57 p.m. |When will you be vaccinated against COVVI-19?
The vaccination campaign has regained pace in recent days in Canada, so Quebec can hope to have vaccinated all residences for elderly people within ten days of days.
12:35 p.m. |Hockey Quebec-Chaudière-Appalaches cancels its season
The extension of the prohibition of sports organized Force Hockey Quebec-Chaudière-Appalaches to cancel its regional season and turn to the organization of local activities within the same association when it is possible to do so.
11:33 am |643,000 doses of vaccine expected this week in the country
They will be quickly distributed from airports to clinics, hospitals and health care center across the territory.
This delivery, the most important since the start of the vaccination campaign, has been timely for the government of Justin Trudeau.
11:26 am |Major drop in income: sugar huts launch a heart cry
The data of this association report a drop in income of more than 90 % in the past year, due to the health measures preventing rallies.In addition, around forty sugar huts had to close their doors.
Photo d'archives Agence QMI, Joël Lemay11 a.m. |805 new cases and 11 more deaths in Quebec
Quebec reports 805 additional cases and 11 deaths, bringing the total to 2,82,927 infected people and 10,318 dead since the start of the pandemic.
10:46 am |Confinement: an event is organized for the revival of sports
The idea is an initiative of Isaac Pépin, student of fifth secondary to the Saint-François seminar (SSF).The young sportsman challenged François Legault twice in recent months to discuss the resumption of sport.He invites "students-athletes, all young athletes in Quebec, their parents and all the people who have everyone's health, to unite their voice with their own and come to demonstrate on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 1 p.m.Before the National Assembly.
10:02 am |Quebec cultural associations press the government to act
Reacting to the recent opinions issued by public health concerning the opening of the places of dissemination, the world of living arts and the arts of the scene asks the Quebec Prime Minister, François Legault, to quickly share his intentions as for the possiblereopening of performance halls, theaters and other cultural places.
9:45 am |The WHO boss accuses countries rich in undermining the vaccine distribution system in poor countries
The WHO boss accused on Monday certain countries rich in "underpay" the distribution system of anti-COVVID vaccines, COVAX, intended in particular for disadvantaged countries, by persisting in approaching the manufacturers directly to have access to more doses.
AFP7:55 am |Syria authorizes the Russian vaccine Spoutnik V against COVVI-19.
7:27 am |The coast of the Côte d'Azur partly confined the next two weekends.
5h57 | Sanofi va aider Johnson & Johnson à fabriquer son vaccin en France
Sanofi va produire en France le vaccin contre la COVID-19 de son concurrent américain Johnson & Johnson, comme il s'apprête également à le faire pour Pfizer/BioNTech, faute de pouvoir proposer à ce stade son propre vaccin pour lequel il a lancé un nouvel essai clinique lundi sur des volontaires.
1h |Quarantine at the hotel: people exasperated by long deadlines on the phone
Travelers to land at Montreal-Trudeau airport in the coming days are struggling to speak to an agent on the phone to book and pay forty at the hotel imposed by Ottawa.
"I tried to reach the phone number at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. [yesterday] morning.Impossible to have anyone.If I can't book, I will have to delay my return, "said Bilal Ghalaini, a prairie resident on the Montreal South Shore, who has gone on a business trip to Dubai and Paris since mid-January.
1h |Quarantine compulsory: my ordeal to reserve a room
880...This is the number of minutes lost during my weekend, the equivalent of almost 3 p.m., trying to reach the line set up by the Trudeau government to book in a hotel where to start its quarantine.
Our journalist Hugo Duchaine was sent to Florida on Friday to tell the experience of a traveler when he returned to the quarantine compulsory.Here is his first report.
1h |Snowbirds: Have your car delivered to avoid quarantine compulsory at the hotel
Snowbirds who arrive in the country by plane and who want to avoid forty days at the hotel, compulsory today, can do so easily thanks to a sleight of hand offered by a Laval company.
Photo courtoisie Transport KMC1h |Vaccinated and tanned snowbirds do not regret
Fort Lauderdale |Quebec snowbirds who flew to Florida this winter do not regret anything.Even if they are raging against the new measures imposed on travelers, most will return to the country already vaccinated, without having experienced hard confinement, and well tanned.
Hugo Duchaine / JdeM1h |Happy return of many travelers to avoid paying the hotel at $ 2,000
Many travelers did not have the choice to go back in a hurry yesterday to avoid quarantine compulsory at the hotel that starts today.
Photo Martin Alarie0h |COVID-19: The husband of a attendant killed by the virus she feared
A beneficiary's attendant lives with the heavy feeling of having "killed" her husband, after probably transmitted to her COVVI-19 without wanting to.
"He could have done another end with me, but it was the Covid who finished it," deplores Guylaine Minier, 62, still very painted by the loss of her husband from the last 27 years.
Photo Martin Alarie0h |Quebecers delay their visit to the hospital due to the COVVI-19
People experiencing symptoms of cardiovascular problems are always reluctant to go to the hospital for fear of catching the COVVI-19.
The phenomenon had made headlines for the first time in March at the start of the pandemic."We still see this fear throughout the province," says cardiologist Isabelle Nault of the University Institute of Cardiology and Pneumology in Quebec (IUCPQ).
0h |Children's dreams: the pandemic spoils thousands of dreams
Since the start of the pandemic, the Make-A-Wish/Children's Dreams Foundation had to postpone 145 dreams in Quebec and 4000 in Canada-since the majority consisted of travel-in addition to creating a shortfall of eight million$ due to the cancellation of many financing activities.
"All dream trips are postponed, but also, in the categories of dreams that we will not be able to realize this year, we add the swimming pools, the caravans and the spas, for lack of availability," said Marika Lapointe, advisor inCommunication for the Foundation.
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