The latest official data shows an upsurge in Covid-19 infections and hospitalisations in France – at a time when the country's hospitals are already struggling to deal with flu and bronchiolitis epidemics.
An average of 40,000 people per day tested positive over the last week – an increase of 165 percent on the previous week, according to data published by France's public health agency (SPF) on 27 November.
