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  • 3,523 people died of Covid-19 in French hospitals, 500 more in one day. It was the worst day since the start of the epidemic.
  • Italy, for its part, seems to see the very first benefits of containment with a number of new contaminates which, for the first time, is trending downwards. 12,500 people died from the coronavirus in the boot.
  • But the concern is now going to the United States, where the death toll now exceeds the official death toll in China: more than 4,000 now. Saturday, there were only 2,000…

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7:29 a.m .: The automobile market collapses in France

The French automobile market fell by 72.2% in March and should drop by 20% over the year, victim of the coronavirus epidemic and the containment measures of the population which stopped the automobile trade, announced on Wednesday builders. “It's historic. We never had a drop like this, "commented François Roudier, spokesperson for the Committee of French Automobile Manufacturers (CCFA), contacted by telephone by AFP. In March, 62,668 new passenger cars were registered in France.

7:22 a.m .: "It's going to be two very, very painful weeks" for Americans, says Trump.

The number of deaths from the coronavirus epidemic in the United States has exceeded 4,000, a figure doubled in three days, announced Wednesday the American Johns-Hopkins University, whose assessments are authoritative. A total of 4,076 deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded Wednesday since the start of the pandemic, against 2,010 Saturday, according to data published by Johns Hopkins.

After initially wiping out the risks for his country, Donald Trump warned his compatriots in a serious tone on Tuesday: "I want every American to be ready for the difficult days ahead." “It will be two very, very painful weeks. "

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