PARIS - France reported on Wednesday a second daily record of new Covid-19 infections in five days, with almost 19,000 additional cases over 24 hours, while hospitalisations for the disease stood at a three-month high.
The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in March now stands at 653,509, the world's 10th highest. "In places where the disease is circulating too quickly... there will be new restrictions," Macron said during an interview aired on France's two main television channels. French health authorities said more than 7,500 patients were currently being treated in hospital for Covid-19, marking a three-month high and an increase of more than 65 per cent from a low point of 4,530 reached on Aug 29.
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