Health officials in France on Tuesday activated an emergency plan on the Mediterranean island of Corsica as a fourth wave of Covid infections spread across the country.

France imposes new Covid restrictions to curb rising cases

As France continues to battle a fresh wave of coronavirus cases, the country has announced that parents will be paid to stay home if schools of their children are locked down due to a surge in infections.

France to pay parents if child's school gets closed due to coronavirus lockdown

For the second time in two days, France reported over 7,000 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry on Thursday said. France reported 7,157 new infections, which is just shy of record 7,578 cases confirmed on March 31 during the lockdown.

France reports over 7,000 new coronavirus cases for second consecutive day

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.

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

The death toll rises in France due to Coronavirus. In France, 365 people including a 16-year-old teenager died during the last 24 hours.This is the highest number of deaths in a day due to this epidemic in the country.

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