France Reports 3 More Coronavirus Deaths, Taking Total to 7
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:34 pmVOA - Economy
A nurse wearing a protective gears is seen at Lenval pediatric hospital in Nice, France, March 5, 2020.
PARIS - Three more people have died from coronavirus infection in France on Thursday, taking the total to seven, while the number of confirmed infections rose by 138 to 423, a health official said.
A total of 23 people are in a very serious condition, health agency director Jerome Salomon said at a daily briefing about the virus.
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a video on the Elysee palace website that it now appeared to be "inevitable" the coronavirus outbreak will develop into an epidemic in France.