During a press conference aimed at announcing new restrictive measures in the face of Covid-19 on Thursday, Prime Minister Jean Castex said that the progression of the epidemic was clearly accelerating.

The number of positive cases detected increased by 23.6% in one week.

"The progression of the epidemic is accelerating markedly," announced Jean Castex on Thursday at a press conference aimed at announcing new restrictive measures in the face of Covid-19.

The Prime Minister said that the number of cases detected positive had increased by 23.6% in one week.

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