New measures, new reports and highlights: an update on the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic around the world.
– Canada: Police clear access to strategic bridge –
Police cleared access to the Ambassador Bridge on Sunday, a strategic axis between the United States and Canada blocked since Monday by anti-sanitary measures protesters, a first step welcomed by Washington. But the protesters did not let go across the country, especially in the capital Ottawa.
A large contingent of police, showing more steadfastness than the day before, made numerous arrests throughout the day and cleared the road leading to the bridge, but traffic had not yet resumed by late Sunday afternoon. .
– Brussels prepares for the arrival of anti-pass convoys –
The Belgian authorities reminded the participants of the anti-vaccination pass convoys on Sunday that it was forbidden to demonstrate on Monday in the capital, while multiplying the warnings to the inhabitants about the difficulties of access to hospitals and the airport.
Some of the French demonstrators of the movement called “freedom convoys”, like the convoys in Canada which paralyze Ottawa and have been emulated in several other countries, left the Paris region on Sunday to reach Brussels after coming to the French capital to denounce the vaccination pass.
Some participants of a similar demonstration organized in The Hague also announced their intention to go to Belgium.
– New Zealand: anti-vaccines camp despite a cyclone –
Cyclone Dovi, which caused power cuts, landslides and evacuations across New Zealand on Sunday, did not deter anti-vaccine protesters who have been camped outside parliament in Wellington for six days.
– More than 5.8 million dead –
The pandemic has officially killed more than 5,807,938 people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP on Sunday at 11:00 GMT.
The United States is the country with the most deaths (919,640), ahead of Brazil (638,362) and India (508,665).
The WHO estimates, taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, that the toll of the pandemic could be two to three times higher than that officially established.
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