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Covid figures prompt French and Dutch warnings, and deepening row in Spain
Coronavirus cases in France jump to record high as Spanish government calls for Madrid lockdown
Kim Willsher in Paris and Sam Jones in Madrid
Fri 25 Sep 2020 19.58 BST
First published on Fri 25 Sep 2020 11.14 BST
The prime ministers of France and the Netherlands have issued stark warnings about their coronavirus figures, while in Spain, the western European country hardest hit by the virus, Madrid authorities have rejected the central government’s call for a lockdown across the capital.
Sant? Publique France, the French public health authority, tallied 15,797 new confirmed cases on Friday, just shy of a daily record of 16,096 set on Thursday.
The figures came as officials at the World Health Organization warned that infection rates were rising across Europe and called on governments in the region to take measures to stop new outbreaks ahead of the winter flu season...
Covid figures prompt French and Dutch warnings, and deepening row in Spain
Coronavirus cases in France jump to record high as Spanish government calls for Madrid lockdown
Kim Willsher in Paris and Sam Jones in Madrid
Fri 25 Sep 2020 19.58 BST
First published on Fri 25 Sep 2020 11.14 BST
The prime ministers of France and the Netherlands have issued stark warnings about their coronavirus figures, while in Spain, the western European country hardest hit by the virus, Madrid authorities have rejected the central government’s call for a lockdown across the capital.
Sant? Publique France, the French public health authority, tallied 15,797 new confirmed cases on Friday, just shy of a daily record of 16,096 set on Thursday.
The figures came as officials at the World Health Organization warned that infection rates were rising across Europe and called on governments in the region to take measures to stop new outbreaks ahead of the winter flu season...