France warned of new national lockdown amid biggest coronavirus cases rise since March
Credit: Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reservedon Friday, the most since the country emerged from shut down.
But the rate of positive cases is also growing, with more than 30 positive tests per 100,000 people in 20 per cent of the country's regions.Cops patrol in front of the Eiffel Tower as France reinforces mask-wearingCredit: Reuters"I would not have learned much from what we have lived through for eight months if I said I totally exclude it," he said.
France's strict two-month lockdown in the spring devastated its economy but was credited with sharply slowing the virus. The government also promised this week to further ramp up testing capacity after coming under criticism for shortages of masks and tests when the virus first spread across France.
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