
The coronavirus outbreak in France is “very worrying” and “deteriorating very fast”, the head of the country’s health service said Monday.”The number of cases double every three days,” Jerome Salomon said on France Inter. “I want our citizens to realise that there are people who are sick, who are in intensive ...

France voted in municipal elections Sunday that risk a low turnout as the mounting coronavirus infection toll saw the government indefinitely close cafes, restaurants and schools. Anti-infection precautions were in place at the country’s 35,000-odd voting stations, with bottles of hand sanitizer at the entrance, a personal distance of about ...