PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 21,231 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, slightly up from 20,701 on Friday.
The number of people in France who have died from COVID-19 infections rose by 199 to 81,647 - the seventh-highest death toll globally - versus 320 on Friday.
There were 10,037 new patients hospitalised with the disease over the last seven days and 1,795 new admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) over the period, the Health Ministry said.
In contrast with some of its neighbours who are struggling to control more contagious variants, France has resisted resorting to a new lockdown, hoping a national curfew in place since Dec 15, first at 8 p.m. then at 6 p.m., will be enough to contain the pandemic.
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told BFM television on Saturday the French population was at the end its patience and that a new lockdown could only be “the very last options when all others have been tried”.
Some scientists however believe President Emmanuel Macron took a gamble by deciding against a new lockdown despite the threat of highly contagious COVID-19 variants.
Arnaud Fontanet, a member of the scientific council that advises the government on COVID-19 policy, told Europe 1 radio on Saturday he feared the variant first detected in Britain could account for the majority of the cases in March.
In the Moselle region, in eastern France, where variant cases have surged, the prefecture ruled out at least for now closing the schools or implementing a local lockdown that had been requested by some local officials.
The total cumulative number of cases in France increased to 3,448,617, the sixth-highest in the world.
https://magicseaweed.com/User/Profile/1610360/
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/GeekFams-Movies
https://magicseaweed.com/User/Profile/1610390/
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/MorphFamz-4K
https://magicseaweed.com/User/Profile/1610411/
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/StreamFlix-HD-1080
https://magicseaweed.com/User/Profile/1610440/
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/SpaceSweepers-123HD
https://magicseaweed.com/User/Profile/1610465/
https://magicseaweed.com/User/Profile/1610556/
https://magicseaweed.com/User/Profile/1610605/
https://ncm.instructure.com/eportfolios/981/Home/Voir__Tom__Jerry__STREAMING_VF_en_Gratuit_2021
https://ncm.instructure.com/eportfolios/982/Home/Voir__Soul__STREAMING_VF_en_Gratuit_2020
https://ncm.instructure.com/eportfolios/985/Home/Voir__Vanguard__STREAMING_VF_en_Gratuit_2020
APPICS MAINNET ANNOUNCEMENT WITH 500 STEEM GIVEAWAY
APPICS is the easiest way to share pictures & videos on the blockchain and get rewarded with both STEEM and APX tokens! 📱
I'd like to invite you to join our mobile apps for iOS and Android, where you can simply login with your steemit account and start getting rewarded for your passion. APPICS is the most engaged dApp in the STEEM ecosystem!
We are going to launch our mainnet this 16th march after months of testing. For this exciting moments we will giveaway 500 STEEM to Steemit and Appics users who have 50+ Reputation score. Please enroll here to get elligible for giveaway.
Team APPICS
Everything you need to know about APPICS: https://linktr.ee/appics
Visit our Website: https://appics.com
Join us on Telegram: https://t.me/appics_official
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit