Roundup: Second lockdown looms in France as coronavirus rages unabated


By UnreguserLiu Fang
  • World
  • Tuesday, 27 Oct 2020

PARIS, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- France, which is hit hard by the second wave of COVID-19 in recent weeks, may soon need to enter a new phase of confinement, experts warned on Monday.

The number of infected cases is already significantly higher than for the first wave, which drags the country into "a difficult, even critical situation," said Jean-Francois Delfraissy, head of the scientific council that advises the government on the pandemic.

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