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PARIS, Sept 12 — French Prime Minister Jean Castex said yesterday his government was not planning a new, nationwide lockdown to contain a resurgence in Covid-19 cases, but would instead implement a raft of less radical measures. France has the world’s seventh highest Covid death toll, and...

France has the world’s seventh highest Covid death toll, and President Emmanuel Macron’s government is trying to curb the virus while ensuring that economic and social activities, such as schoolchildren’s education, can continue as much as possible. — Reuters pic

Castex said new measures would include fast-tracked testing for priority cases to reduce time spent waiting for results, and targeted restrictions in areas hit especially hard. The government also revised its earlier Covid statistics to show that French Covid deaths had risen by 80 over the last 24 hours to stand at 30,893 casualties.

Castex said the rise in cases was particularly worrying in three areas — the cities of Marseille and Bordeaux, and the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe.

 

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