France on Sunday reported 18,436 corona cases in the last 24 hours. With the addition of these cases, the total count reached to 3,053,617.

According to the figures released by health authorities, since France reported its first corona cases in late January 2020, a total of 73,049 people have died from the disease. A curfew has been in force since Jan. 16, forcing shops to close two hours earlier and citizens to stay at home until 6 a.m. in a move to contain the viral circulation amid the emergence of highly infectious virus variants. French Health Minister Olivier Veran said that If the nightly ban on people's movement falls short to limit the virus spread, a new lockdown would be imposed.  

Veran further said,  "We need the curfew to show results. In a best-case scenario, we will manage to reduce epidemic pressure. If not, we will not wait for the month of March before acting."
 

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