Paris and its inner suburbs could go on maximum alert from Monday

Passers-by wear a mask in Paris.

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Paris and the departments of the inner suburbs could move into a maximum alert zone for the coronavirus epidemic from Monday if the progression of the epidemic is confirmed there, said Thursday the Minister of Health Olivier Véran.

The capital and its inner suburbs have "crossed the three thresholds which may correspond to the maximum alert zone", Olivier Véran said during a press point, specifying that these thresholds had been crossed "for a few hours".

"If this were to be confirmed we would have no other choice but to place Paris and the inner suburbs on maximum alert from Monday," the minister said, indicating that "we will re-examine the data on Sunday".

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