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Calls for lockdown of French elders rise amid worsening Covid-19 situation

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As France could be on course for its third national lockdown, calls have been rising for such measure to be implemented for “the most at risk”: the elder. The country recorded 26,000 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, its highest figure since November, and some experts are now warning that another lockdown could be unavoidable.

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