People sit on the banks of the river Seine after France began a gradual end to a nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19 outbreak, in Paris, France, May 17, 2020. — Reuters pic
The latest daily toll, of 483, the largest in several weeks, was made up mainly of deaths in care homes: 429 deaths, compared to only 54 in hospital.France's health directorate, the DGS, was not able to tell AFP why there had been a sudden rise in the figures for deaths at care homes.The figure for care home deaths have been corrected several times in recent days, reflecting the challenges officials face in collecting and collating the data.
Regional health officials said 63 of the 209 workers at the Breton slaughterhouse had so far tested positive for the virus. “According to the company's human resources department, there were masks, gels, temperature readings at the entrance to the slaughterhouse and it seems that the protocol was followed,” said regional prefect Pierre Pouessel.
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