FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron washes his hands with sanitizer after a visit to the Kolmi-Hopen protective face masks factory, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou near Angers, France March 31, 2020. Loic Venance/Pool via REUTERS
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation regarding the new coronavirus situation on Thursday evening, French Europe 1 radio reported on Tuesday.
France's coronavirus figures on Monday showed that the rate of increase in fatalities -- now at almost 9,000 -- sped up again after several days of slowing, while the increase in people needing intensive care continued to decelerate.
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