About 16,000 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in France, while 60 percent of intensive care unit beds in the country are taken up by coronavirus cases.
Faced with a steep rise in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in recent weeks, France is trying to figure out how to contain the surge driven by the highly contagious Delta variant and fast-spreading Omicron variant.
To address the surge, France's government is trying to pass a law that would require people to be vaccinated in order to enter restaurants and other public venues. Leaders are also warning that France could see other tough restrictions imposed unless the rise in new cases doesn't begin to slow. Faced with a steep rise in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in recent weeks, France is trying to figure out how to contain the surge driven by the highly contagious Delta variant and fast-spreading Omicron variant. Above, people wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 walk past the Eiffel Tower in Paris on December 21, 2021.The French government on Tuesday dropped efforts to require a health pass for all workplaces, however, amid opposition from unions and employers..
French travelers and families, meanwhile, were flocking to virus testing tents ahead of the holidays.
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