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  • Boris Johnson condemns Donald Trump for inciting Capitol riots
  • France reports 21,703 new coronavirus cases
  • Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 200,000
  • US federal prosecutor does not rule out charging Trump with inciting Capitol riot
  • Democrats want Trump removed from office
  • Pompeo approves new Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies Bureau
  • Schumer urges Pence to take over as acting US President by invoking 25th Amendment
  • Republican US Congressman Kinzinger calls for Trump's ouster over Capitol takeover
  • France calls India for joint efforts at UNSC
  • Facebook will block Trump’s account indefinitely, for at least 2 weeks
  • China's Shijiazhuang under lockdown, undergoing mass testing
  • Beti Bachao Abhiyan’s new avatar in MP: CM
  • MP CM’s focus on rapid action
  • France ready to tighten coronavirus curbs
WorldPosted at: Jan 8 2021 12:18AM


France ready to tighten coronavirus curbs

Paris, Jan 7 (Sputnik) The French government may have to tighten coronavirus restrictions amid increasing pressure on its hospital system, Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday.
"We will not only keep the measures already in place … but will be ready to toughen them the moment we see that it is necessary," Castex told a news conference.
He warned that the second wave was ongoing. All businesses closed and activities canceled — restaurants, museums, cinemas, theaters, sports events — will stay that way until the end of the month.
The border with the United Kingdom will remain closed until further notice, the prime minister said. France shut the border on December 20 after a fast-spreading strain was discovered in the UK.
Health Minister Olivier Veran told reporters that all laboratories had been tasked with tracing the mutated strains in France.
"We take the threat coming from the British and South African variants very seriously and we are taking every measure to prevent these variants from spreading across the national territory," Veran said.
Certain categories of travelers allowed to come to France from the UK, but also from South Africa, will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result, the health minister said.
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