Coronavirus: 1000 new cases registered in France in the last 24 hours

Almost 1,000 new cases of contamination by the coronavirus have been recorded in France in the past 24 hours.

“The virus is circulating, it is circulating quickly and it threatens the lives of people,” he said on France 2. I urge the French to respect social restriction measures. “

The toll of the coronavirus epidemic in France has risen to 120 dead, announced Health Minister Olivier Véran on Sunday evening. In addition, 5,400 cases of contamination have been confirmed since January, or 900 more cases in one day.

It is the largest increase in the number of deaths and contaminations recorded in France since the appearance of the virus on the territory.

Meanwhile, the national agency Public Health France announced for its part that the epidemic had left 127 dead and that 5.423 cases of contamination had been confirmed.

France is on the list of European countries most affected by the disease, alongside Italy, Spain and Germany.

WHO predicts acceleration of deaths due in Europe

With the 2,000 death toll crossed this Sunday, the number of deaths in European countries caused by the new coronavirus is likely to increase “in the days and weeks to come”, several countries are currently in the early stages of the pandemic, announced WHO representative Tarik Jasarevic to Sputnik.

Europe will face more Covid-19 deaths in the near future, World Health Organization (WHO) representative Tarik Jasarevic told Sputnik, explaining it.

“The outbreak in Italy has taken longer than in other European countries, which is why the majority of patients will either recover or die. In other European states that are at an earlier stage of the epidemic, the number of deaths may increase in the coming days or weeks, “he said.

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