Pedestrians wearing protective face masks walk behind a COVID-19 information sign during the annual summer flea market as France reinforces mask-wearing as a part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease across the country, in Merville-Franceville-Plage, France, Aug 23, 2020.
He emphasised however that the situation was"not the same as it was in February" when the virus began spreading in France, with COVID-19 now circulating four times as much among the under 40s as the over 65s.AdvertisementBut he added that the risk was that young people could pass on the virus to the elderly, who are far more at risk of developing serious complications or dying.
But Veran said that a new nationwide lockdown was"not on the agenda" and unlike in the spring"we have more knowledge and means at our disposal", with targeted local measures the best action to take.
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