France enters third lockdown as hospital admissions surge – Evening Standard

France has entered its third national lockdown after hospital admissions soared.
A total of 5,273 people were in intensive care units (ICU) for COVID-19 on Saturday a rise of 19 from the previous day.
The government had been trying to keep the lid on new COVID cases with curfews and regional measures but for the next four weeks, schools and non-essential businesses across the country will remain shut.
President Emmanuel Macron has pledged more hospital beds to care for critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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