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The increase in infections in the French capital is worrying, which as of Monday could become a “zone of maximum alert” with the consequent total closure of bars and restaurants and the prohibition of social gatherings and parties.
The situation of the Covid-19 epidemic in Paris and its suburbs (THE LATEST DATA) is “very worrying”, where “all alert thresholds have been exceeded in the last hours”: the minister said at a della Salute press conference , Olivier Véran, specifies that “this trend has become so alarming in the last hours. We have decided to wait a few days to see if it is confirmed. If so, on Monday Paris and the banlieue will become the ‘zone of maximum alert’ “. The possible step in this category presupposes – as currently in Marseille – the total closure of bars and restaurants, the prohibition of meetings and parties (SPECIAL – LIVE).
Almost 14,000 new positives in France
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Coronavirus, the 10 countries with the most cases in 24 hours: France worries
In the last 24 hours, 13,970 new cases of positivity have been registered in France, with a rate still at 7.6%, stable for two days. Since yesterday there have been – among hospitals, nursing homes and institutions for the disabled – another 63 deaths, with the total number of deaths since the beginning of the epidemic exceeding 32,000 (32,019).
Italy monitors borders
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Coronavirus in Italy and in the world: the latest news today. DIRECT
Meanwhile, the Italian Chancellery offices have been in contact with the Piedmont and Liguria Regions to explore possible solutions to impose stricter border controls with France, one of the European countries with the highest growth rate of coronavirus infections. . This was announced by the governor of Piedmont, Alberto Cirio, who attended the table in the Prefecture of Turin to examine the updates on the issue of the Coronavirus. In recent days Cirio and the president of the Liguria region, Giovanni Toti, had raised the case of border controls with France, calling for a summit with the government in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio. and Health, Roberto Speranza.
