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PM Places More Areas In 'Red Zone' Measures After COVID-19 Spike

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Prime Minister Jean Castex giving a statement on the rising number of COVID-19 cases in France.

  • Link: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1ynKOqVWdakJR
  • Says that the spread is primarily among young people, and that while there has not been an explosion in hospitalisations, there is an upward trend.
  • Outbreak focused in the Ile-de-France area around Paris, while Hérault and Haute-Garonne around Montpellier and Toulouse respectively are placed in the 'red zone' of high virus cases with tighter restrictions on gatherings.
  • Castex stresses that "our health system is ready" for any influx from a second wave.
  • PM says "The more activity stops, the more the economic and social crisis grows, the more the human consequences will be dramatic", adding "Our goal is to do everything to avoid re-containment."
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