“Today we crossed the threshold of 2 million cases of COVID-19,” BFMTV quoted him as saying.

So, he noted, a total of 2,036,755 confirmed cases of infection were detected.

Earlier, the head of the French Ministry of Health Olivier Veran said that the country had passed the next peak of the pandemic.

At the same time, he stressed that it is still impossible to talk about victory and weaken efforts.