New post-lockdown record for France with 5,000 new virus cases

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The daily figure has topped 4,000 several times in recent days, ahead of the 1 September return to school for millions of pupils.

PARIS - French health authorities on Wednesday reported more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases for the previous 24 hours, hitting their highest figure since May days before children return to school nationwide.The French public must act in "a spirit of responsibility" to limit the surge in new cases, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on France Inter radio Wednesday morning.

On Monday, German health authorities labelled the Ile-de-France region including capital Paris and the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region around Mediterranean port city Marseille "risk zones" for the virus.

 

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