Covid: France, Castex, we can avoid lockdowns

(ANSA) - PARIS, JANUARY 29 - "In light of the latest figures, we can still have a chance to avoid the lockdown": said the French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, taking the floor after the government's Health Defense Council around Emmanuel Macron.

The forecasts, for days, had assumed a new lockdown that would be announced on Sunday by the head of state.

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