France Posts Record New Virus Cases as Minister Warns of ‘Violent’ Second Wave

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Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...cord-new-virus-cases-amid-violent-second-wave

France Posts Record New Virus Cases as Minister Warns of ‘Violent’ Second Wave
By Alan Katz
and Rudy Ruitenberg
November 5, 2020, 1:53 PM EST Updated on November 5, 2020, 2:26 PM EST

France posted a record number of new virus cases, 58,046, as the nation’s health minister warned of a “violent” second wave of the illness sweeping the country.

France is also facing a surge in intensive care patients, Health Minister Olivier Veran said at a briefing on Thursday. Virus patients now account for more than 85% of French hospitals’ initial intensive-care capacity. Another 363 people died from the virus, bringing the total to 39,037, French public health agency figures showed....

 

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https://www.france24.com/en/europe/...vid-19-deaths-as-europe-tightens-restrictions

The number of confirmed new Covid-19 cases and deaths in France rose sharply in the last 24 hours, according to French health ministry data published Saturday as a number of European countries announced new restrictions to stem a deadly second wave.

https://www.france24.com/en/france/...of-the-covid-19-epidemic-says-health-minister

France looks to have passed the peak of the Covid-19 epidemic, Minister of Health Olivier V?ran said on Sunday, pointing to the falling rate of new infections under the country’s second coronavirus lockdown.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/france/

Coronavirus Cases:

1,981,827Deaths:

44,548Recovered:

139,810