11 August 2020 1 Min Read
France extends ban on mass gatherings ban to October 30 - PM
in News by Benoit Van Overstraeten and Matthieu Protard
French Prime Minister Jean Castex told a news conference that the coronavirus situation in France had been going "the wrong way" for two weeks.
Image: Laetitia Notarianni/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Image: Laetitia Notarianni/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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France is extending a ban on public gatherings of more than 5,000 people to Oct. 30 as coronavirus infections rise sharply, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday.
Castex told a news conference that the coronavirus situation in France had been going "the wrong way" for two weeks.
On Monday, France reported the first significant daily rise in the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 since the end of its strict lockdown.
Reuters