NSTworld: France has since Tuesday been in lockdown, with only essential trips outside the house permitted, in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus infections.
“The number of infections is doubling every four days,” Jerome Salomon told reporters, adding that the virus is spreading in France “rapidly and intensely.”
He said that 10,995 cases of coronavirus infection have now been recorded in France, while warning this does not account for all infections as non-serious cases were not tested, with these patients advised simply to stay at home. France has since Tuesday been in lockdown, with only essential trips outside the house permitted, in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus infections.
“If everyone reduces their contacts, we are going to have far fewer people infected, it is as mathematical as that,” he said.The country had the day earlier reported 89 new deaths across France over the previous 24 hours. - AFP
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