“The French Ministry of Health has reported 127 deaths since the start of the epidemic (COVID-19. - RT ),” the AFP statement cited.

[Correction] Santé Publique France annonce 127 personnes mortes au total depuis le début de l'épidémie. Nous allons supprimer ce tweet erroné #AFP

- Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) March 15, 2020

It is clarified that the number of people infected with coronavirus infection in France has increased to 5400.

Earlier it became known that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in the UK reached 1372.