At least four marches took place in Paris on Saturday, as well as a number of other protests around the country
COVID-19: New deadlier coronavirus variant that could kill one in three infected people 'a realistic possibility', SAGE warnsAround 3,000 members of the security forces have been deployed to Paris this weekend, with many stationed on the Champs-Elysees to prevent the famous avenue from being overrun.A number of the demonstrations were peaceful. Pic: AP
Outside the famous Moulin Rouge club, riot police threw punches to disperse violent protesters, and tear gas was launched into crowds. More than 24,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in France on Friday - this compares to just a few thousand per day at the start of July.According to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, 72,887,307 vaccine doses have been administered in France, with 31,841,857 people - 47.48% of adults - fully inoculated.Follow the Daily podcast on
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