France's daily new COVID-19 infections at a more than six-week high
By Reuters Staff (Corrects to add dropped word “above” in first paragraph) PARIS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - France’s average daily number of new COVID-19 infections hit a six-and-a-half week high of 18,270 on Monday, while the number of people being treated in intensive care units for the disease rose above 2,800 for the first time in a month. Unlike Britain or Germany, France’s government has so far stopped short of imposing a third national lockdown, but a nationwide curfew was moved earlier, to start at 6 p.m., on Saturday, and authorities say it will remain for at least a fortnight to sl...
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