Prognosis
France Sounds Alert on Virus Spread, Warns About Big Gatherings
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France’s coronavirus infection rate has almost doubled over the past three weeks, requiring “quick and sizable efforts” to contain the surge, according to the nation’s public health agency.
The number of new cases in France is increasing by more than 1,000 a day and the spread accelerated this week, the agency said in a statement. The average weekly infection rate has jumped to 10.2 cases per 100,000 people, an increase of 78% compared with three weeks ago that tops the “vigilance threshold” of 10 cases per 100,000,