Coronavirus: situation in Paris 'very worrying'

(ANSA) - PARIS, 01 OCT - The situation of the Covid-19 epidemic in Paris and in its suburbs is "very worrying", where "all alert thresholds have been exceeded in the last few hours": he said in a press conference the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, specifying that "this trend has become so alarming in the last few 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 'maximum altitude zone'". Any transition to this category requires - as currently in Marseille - the total closure of bars and restaurants, the ban on gatherings and parties. (HANDLE).