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France Reports 3 More Coronavirus Deaths, Taking Total to 7

Reuters

   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.

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