France extends ban on mass gatherings to Oct 30
International Desk Published: 11 August 2020, 09:03 PM
France is extending a ban on public gatherings of more than 5,000 people to Oct. 30 as coronavirus infections rise sharply, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday, reports Reuters.
Castex told a news conference that the coronavirus situation in France had been going “the wrong way” for two weeks.
On Monday, France reported the first significant daily rise in the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 since the end of its strict lockdown.
