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FRance has recorded its biggest daily increase in coronavirus infections since March, while President Emmanuel Macron has raised the possibility of another national shutdown.
Another 7,379 cases were confirmed on Friday, bringing the country’s total to 267,077 and making it the highest daily peak since March 31, when 7,578 cases were tallied at the peak of the first wave.
France was seeing an “exponential” increase in cases, the Health Ministry said, and the increase follows daily increases of 6,111 on Thursday and 5,429 on Wednesday.
But despite the increase, the number of hospitals and daily deaths have remained relatively stable, with young people less vulnerable to the virus making up the majority of new cases, the ministry said.
Deaths rose by 20 on Friday, bringing France’s total death toll to 30,596.
Shortly before Friday’s figures were released, Macron said a second national lockdown could not be ruled out if infections spiraled out of control.
“We are doing everything possible to avoid another lockdown, and in particular a nationwide lockdown,” he said, but added that it cannot be ruled out.
“Containment is the crudest measure to fight a virus,” Macron said, urging people to be “collectively very rigorous.”
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