The government in France has revamped quarantine rules for the infected, and it is planning to bring in stricter restrictions for the unvaccinated starting today.

French government revamps quarantine rules for the infected

France on Monday reported its highest coronavirus death toll in the 24-hour period with 833 more people dying in hospitals and nursing homes.&nbsp;

"We have not reached the end of the ascent of this epidemic," Health Minster Olivier Veran told reporters.&nbsp;

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He also said with the new deaths, the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the country is 8,911.&nbsp;

"It is not over. Far from that. The path is long. The figures that I have announced show this," he said, urging people to remain at their homes.&nbsp;

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The health minister also said 478 more people had gone into intensive care in the last 24 hours, a figure higher than the one reported in previous days. &nbsp;

However, Veran said that the latest data from statistical modeling showed that the reproduction rate (RO), the average number of people an infected person infects, is reducing&nbsp;in France.&nbsp;

"Thanks to the confinement, this R0 is around 1.0 and probably a little under and in some regions clearly under," Veran said.&nbsp;

"In other regions it is above 1.0 so this is why we must stay at home."

France, which is under the lockdown since March 17, has now started to give daily figures of hospitals and nursing homes combined.

Earlier, the daily coronavirus figures didn't include the numbers of nursing homes.&nbsp;

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(With inputs from AFP)

France on Monday reported its highest coronavirus death toll in the 24-hour period with 833 more people dying in hospitals and nursing homes. "We have not reached the end of the ascent of this epidemic," Health Minster Olivier Veran told reporters.

France on Monday reported its highest coronavirus death toll in the 24-hour period with 833 more people dying in hospitals and nursing homes. "We have not reached the end of the ascent of this epidemic," Health Minster Olivier Veran told reporters. Also read | Coronavirus: New York shutdown extended till April 29 as US death toll crosses 10,000 He also said with the new deaths, the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the country is 8,911. "It is not over. Far from that. The path is long. The figures that I have announced show this," he said, urging people to remain at their homes. Also read | Coronavirus crisis EU's biggest test since its founding: German chancellor Merkel The health minister also said 478 more people had gone into intensive care in the last 24 hours, a figure higher than the one reported in previous days. However, Veran said that the latest data from statistical modeling showed that the reproduction rate (RO), the average number of people an infected person infects, is reducing in France. "Thanks to the confinement, this R0 is around 1.0 and probably a little under and in some regions clearly under," Veran said. "In other regions it is above 1.0 so this is why we must stay at home." France, which is under the lockdown since March 17, has now started to give daily figures of hospitals and nursing homes combined. Earlier, the daily coronavirus figures didn't include the numbers of nursing homes. (With inputs from AFP)

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French government revamps quarantine rules for the infected

With record 833 new fatalities, France death toll nears 9,000