FILE PHOTO: A French ambulance man, wearing protective suit and mask, makes a phone call before to transport to an hospital a man suspected of being infected with the coronavirus disease in Mennecy near Paris as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - France confirmed nearly 1,400 new COVID-19 cases for the second day running on Thursday, a level unseen since the end of June, while the country's hospitals reported a rise in the number of people in intensive care for the first time in 16 weeks.
"The virus circulation is sustained with new daily cases increasing by more than 1,000 ... Swift and sweeping efforts are necessary," health authorities said in a statement.
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