The French government is racing to try to ensure it can produce or procure itself certain medications as stocks run low due to the coronavirus outbreak,French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday.
France became the fourth country to pass the 4 000 coronavirus deaths threshold on Wednesday, after Italy, Spain and the United States, as the government scrambles to stay ahead of the curve regarding ventilator-equipped beds that are quickly filling up.
France will extend a national lockdown until April 15 after reporting its biggest daily death toll from coronavirus, its prime minister said on Friday, and officials warned that hospitals around Paris could be overwhelmed in 48-hours.
South Africa has become the latest country to implement a lockdown amid the outbreak of the coronavirus.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity rating jumped to a more than two-year high, according to an opinion poll published on Friday, showing his handling of the coronavirus crisis was being given a big vote of confidence.
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