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French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe arrives at a Bordeaux hospital alongside French Health Minister Olivier Véran, to meet with health professionals to discuss the coronavirus. IMAGES
In what Italy's prime minister said was 'not an easy decision,' PM Giuseppe Conte has put the country on lockdown for the holidays. Business Insider reports Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told reporters that experts fear there will be a jump in COVID-19 cases over Christmas. Italy wasn't the only European country to tighten restrictions over the holidays — the UK and Germany have both announced heightened coronavirus restrictions. Johns Hopkins University data reports that as of Saturday, Italy had recorded over 1.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. Thus far, nearly 68,000 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Italy.
Former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe receives his tricolor scarf, after being re-electedmayor of Le Havre by 47 votes out of 59 at the first meeting of the new municipal council. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe leaves Strasbourg University Hospital after paying a surprise visit. The outing, to which the press was not invited, is Philippe's first since the beginning of confinement in mid-March. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe arrives at the Ministry of Health for an inter-ministerial meeting on the coronavirus crisis. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe arrives at the Paris International Agricultural Show, hosted by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Didier Guillaume. IMAGES