Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Sunday.

 

The lastest:

• Ontario and Quebec reported the largest daily increases in COVID-19 cases in six weeks.
• Quebec City police did not press charges after the outbreak dating back to karaoke night.
• Church events in Toronto, Vaughan, Ontario related to the outbreak of cases.
• Freedom Day protesters denounce the closure measures in Melbourne.
• The number of coronavirus cases in India exceeds 4 million.
• WHO does not expect widespread vaccines against COVID-19 until mid-2021.

As Canadians settle into the last long weekend of summer and many prepare for the start of school, the nation's two most populous provinces report their biggest daily increases in COVID-19 cases since late July.

Ontario reported 169 new confirmed cases on Saturday, while there were 175 new cases in Quebec and two deaths related to respiratory infection.

In Ontario, the largest counts of the day were in the Peel region with 46, Toronto with 42, Ottawa with 30, and 19 in the York region, Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Twitter.

Most schools in Ontario will open for students on Tuesday, but schools in Quebec have been open for more than a week, and 46 of the 3,100 schools in the province have had at least one case of COVID-19 since then, according to government figures released. Friday.

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Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said the number of cases is in line with expectations and that in most of the 46 cases, staff or students were infected outside of school.

It did not specify how many cases there were in each school but said none had become outbreaks, with widespread transmission within a school.

Since the start of the pandemic, 63,292 cases have been confirmed in Quebec and 5,769 infected people have died.

Ontario has now seen 43,003 confirmed cumulative cases of the virus since the outbreak began in late January, and 2,811 people have died.

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Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Canada had 131,468 confirmed and suspected coronavirus cases. The provinces and territories listed 116,118 of those that were recovered or resolved. A CBC News death count based on provincial reports, regional health information, and CBC reports stood at 9,183.

Quebec City police have closed an investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak related to a karaoke night at a local bar and decided not to press charges.

The researchers met with several dozen Bar Kirouac customers and the establishment's owner to remind them of the public health rules.

At least two Bar Kirouac customers who underwent COVID-19 screening decided to head out into the city while they awaited their results, according to multiple reports. In both cases, the tests came back positive.

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Police confirmed late Friday that they are investigating a possible outbreak at another Quebec City watering hole, La Souche.

Four positive tests for COVID-19 have been registered among the bar's patrons, and public health authorities urge anyone who has visited the establishment since August 23 to get tested for the disease.

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Public health units in Toronto and the York region are warning of a COVID-19 outbreak linked to two church events held in the greater Toronto area last month.

They say that the Miracle Arena for All Nations events was held on August 16 at the two church locations: 20 Milvan Dr. in Toronto and 10800 Weston Rd. In Vaughan.

A total of 15 people from across the GTA have since tested positive for the coronavirus.

Anyone who has attended these meetings or other church-related events is advised to monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms by Sept. 18, according to a press release issued by the two health units. public Friday night.

The Peel Region posted its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases since June 4 on Friday, with 72 more cases. That compares with 41 new cases in nearby Toronto on the same day.

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The region's city of Brampton, northwest of Toronto, accounts for just three percent of Ontario's population but accounted for nearly half of the 148 new confirmed cases in the province on Friday.

"I am really concerned about what is happening in Brampton," Prime Minister Doug Ford said in response, adding that he "will not hesitate" to reverse the reopening measures.

British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Official Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 121 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Friday, urging people to maintain.