France going backwards in its battle against Covid, warns health authorities
manchestereveningnews.co.ukcoronavirus infection has rate crept higher as health authorities warn the country is going backwards in its battle against the pandemic.
Elsewhere in Europe, Spain has cracked down on nightlife, while German authorities were confident enough to send a cruise ship out to sea with 1,200 passengers for a weekend test of how the industry can begin to resume.French health authorities said the closely-watched “R” infection gauge is now up to 1.3, suggesting that infected people are contaminating 1.3 other people on average.France’s daily new infections are also rising – up to 1,130 on Friday.Covid-19 has already killed at least 30,195 people in the country and infection indicators now resemble those seen in May, when France was coming out of its.
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