In France, more than 6,000 new infections were identified on Monday, after a peak of 10,561 cases on Saturday.
Ban on student parties, school trips or gatherings of more than ten people: new batteries of restrictive measures were announced Monday in several large cities, in particular in Marseille and Bordeaux.
Also in France, fears related to Covid-19 have led to the cancellation of the International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC), one of the main world art meetings, scheduled for Paris at the end of October.