In France, 39 additional deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
Since the start of the epidemic, at least 31,700 deaths linked to SARS-CoV-2 have been recorded in the country.
14,412 additional cases have been identified in the last 24 hours and 1,183 clusters are being investigated in France.
The test positivity rate is 7.2%.
In the metropolis of Aix-Marseille, bars and restaurants are finally closing their doors from this Sunday evening and for a period of 7 days.
The president of the National Council of the Order of Physicians, Patrick Bouet, fears a real test for the health services in the face of a "generalized epidemic".
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art schools and universities become the first outbreaks of active clusters.
Almost a third of the contamination outbreaks under investigation concern schools and universities.
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7.45 a.m.
The fears of the President of the National Council of the Order of Physicians.
Patrick Bouet fears a traffic jam in the health services whose staff are already "exhausted, traumatized" by the spring wave.
France will have to face, "if nothing changes", a "generalized epidemic" for many months, with a health system "unable to respond to all requests", warns the president of the national council of the College of Physicians.
7:42 am.
"The second wave is coming faster than we feared,"
said Patrick Bouet in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche, while France is experiencing an upsurge in cases of contamination.
7.40 am.
In the Aix-Marseille metropolis, one last Sunday before the bars and restaurants close.
In the Aix-Marseille metropolis, classified as a "maximum alert zone", bars and restaurants will finally close this Sunday evening for a minimum period of 7 days.
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7:30 am.
39 new deaths in France.
Since the start of the epidemic, at least 31,700 deaths linked to SARS-CoV-2 have been recorded in the country.
7:25 am.
The test positivity rate at 7.2%.
This rate is soaring in the territory according to Public Health France.
A total of 1,183 clusters are under investigation in the country.
7:15 am.
14,412 additional cases of contamination were recorded in France.
For three days, the number of new cases detected daily has been around 15,000 cases.