Horeca Paris threatens to close completely due to corona | Abroad

Minister of Public Health Veran believes that the government will have to take this drastic step. In the second city in the country, Marseille, the measure is already in place. In Paris, bars now have to close at 10 pm. Veran also announced other restrictions, such as those for family parties and other social connections.

He also expressed deep concern at the worsening situation in other French cities, such as Lille and Lyon.

France reported nearly 14,000 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours on Thursday, close to last week’s record levels.

The number of infections rose by 13,970 to a total of 577,505 cases, the Ministry of Health said. That’s more than the 12,845 reported Wednesday, but below a record of 16,096 Thursday last week.

The number of deaths increased by 63 to 32,019, in line with last week’s trend.

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