France mulls tougher COVID-19 rules as daily cases hit new high – Xinhua | English.news.cn – Xinhua

PARIS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — French authorities would consider additional restrictive rules to contain the spread of coronavirus, notably in red zones, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday.
On Thursday, France reported a rise of 10,593 COVID-19 infections, a new single-day record since the previous hike of 10,561 registered on Saturday.
The country now counts a cumulative total of 415,481 confirmed cases. Up to 31,095 patients had succumbed to the respiratory illness, up by 50 from We…

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