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France must accept new national lockdown, says hospital professor

Published 10/28/2020, 03:48 AM
Updated 10/28/2020, 03:50 AM
© Reuters. Nightly curfew in Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - Professor Philippe Juvin, a leading member of Paris' Georges-Pompidou hospital, told RTL radio on Wednesday that France had to accept a new, national lockdown to tackle a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus.

"We must take it up," said Juvin.

French President Emmanuel Macron will give a televised address on Wednesday evening. His government has been exploring a new, national lockdown from midnight on Thursday, BFM TV reported, albeit a slightly more flexible one than the two-month shutdown that began in mid-March.

Schools could remain open even as restrictions on people's movements become more severe, BFM TV added.

France imposed a night-time curfew on major cities, including Paris, two weeks ago running from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., but the COVID-19 figures have continued to worsen.

Official data on Tuesday showed that France had reported 523 new deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, and 33,417 new confirmed COVID cases.

© Reuters. Nightly curfew in Paris

France has registered a total of 35,541 deaths from COVID-19 and 1,198,695 confirmed COVID cases.

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What new outcome does France think will occur by doing the same thing again. Sweden never locked down. They are doing pretty well and havent destroyed their SMEs and middleclass.
utter bull
lol the swamp creatures and friends show their true colors
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This is no coincidence that right before the election it has politically gotten worse. The powers that be are on  the left. How long have the left and of course left wing Fauci said there will be a 2nd wave conveniently ? We are being played and the Flu has become Magically non existent and nobody notices?
of course we are played by big money even our country.
its crazy how corrupt they are
Truth, flu has disappeared
Lockdown to what end? Are you going to lockdown the country until June, when viruses ease down? Don't tell me you are wating for a vaccine, since that is ridiculous. Vaccines are not miracle therapies, and lots of people are not going to take them. Also there are alot of effective therapies for covid right now. Protect the elderly, don't shutdown the economy. You are creating the worst recession the world has ever seen. China will boom economicaly like never before and will own the world.
vaccines are necessary eitherway, and even if 25% take them its good enough, we should give the vaccines to vulnerable people like teachers/healthcare workers
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