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| Macron warns of more Covid-19 measures 'in coming days' amid France's stubbornly high infection rate and new pressure on hospitals | Macron warns of more Covid-19 measures 'in coming days' amid France's stubbornly high infection rate and new pressure on hospitals |
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| France will likely be hit with further restrictive measures in the next few days in a bid to curb the country's rising Covid-19 infection rate, French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday. | France will likely be hit with further restrictive measures in the next few days in a bid to curb the country's rising Covid-19 infection rate, French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday. |
| "We will have to take in the days to come, no doubt, new decisions," Macron said during a summit with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. | "We will have to take in the days to come, no doubt, new decisions," Macron said during a summit with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. |
| The French president said his officials were working quickly on deploying new measures, because the virus is the "master of time." | The French president said his officials were working quickly on deploying new measures, because the virus is the "master of time." |
| He added that any new restrictions must take into account multiple factors, including the protection of the most vulnerable, the education of young people, the health system and the economy. | He added that any new restrictions must take into account multiple factors, including the protection of the most vulnerable, the education of young people, the health system and the economy. |
| The incoming Covid curbs follow steady rises in infection rates in France throughout January and February, with Paris now an area of particular concern. | The incoming Covid curbs follow steady rises in infection rates in France throughout January and February, with Paris now an area of particular concern. |
| The president of the Ile-de-France region, which surrounds the French capital, warned on Monday of a "very violent third wave" of infections as the area's case rate approached 400 per 100,000 people. | The president of the Ile-de-France region, which surrounds the French capital, warned on Monday of a "very violent third wave" of infections as the area's case rate approached 400 per 100,000 people. |
| If the rate in the region hits 400 cases per 100,000 it could be placed into a weekend lockdown, as has happened with Nice and Dunkirk. | If the rate in the region hits 400 cases per 100,000 it could be placed into a weekend lockdown, as has happened with Nice and Dunkirk. |
| Local media have reported that some Covid-19 patients have already been flown from Paris to the southern region of Occitanie because the capital's intensive care wards are almost at full capacity due to its high infection rate. | Local media have reported that some Covid-19 patients have already been flown from Paris to the southern region of Occitanie because the capital's intensive care wards are almost at full capacity due to its high infection rate. |
| On Sunday France posted 26,343 new Covid-19 cases, a decrease from the 29,759 reported on Saturday, according to health ministry data. | On Sunday France posted 26,343 new Covid-19 cases, a decrease from the 29,759 reported on Saturday, according to health ministry data. |
| Macron also announced that France would become the latest European nation to suspend its rollout of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine due to fears the jab may cause blood clotting. | Macron also announced that France would become the latest European nation to suspend its rollout of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine due to fears the jab may cause blood clotting. |
| The suspension will last for at least 24 hours, pending a new opinion by the EU’s drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency, which is expected on Tuesday. | The suspension will last for at least 24 hours, pending a new opinion by the EU’s drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency, which is expected on Tuesday. |
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