| jason1637 said: That doesn't explain the rise in new cases. Over 11k new cases today. Are they mass testing now? |
Sort of, in hot spots.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-toll/frances-coronavirus-death-rate-accelerates-cases-near-100000-idUSKBN21O2OX
France’s coronavirus figures on Monday showed that the rate of increase in fatalities - now at almost 9,000 - sped up again after several days of slowing, while the increase in people needing intensive care continued to decelerate.
“The pandemic hasn’t stopped expanding. The figures prove it,” Health Minister Olivier Veran said, adding that the government had decided to mass screen nursing homes which account for about 27% of the total death toll.
“We must keep up our efforts as citizens by staying at home,” Veran added. Some health officials had suggested on Sunday that French people appeared to comply less strictly to the national lockdown than in other countries.
France started including data from nursing homes last Thursday, which partially explains why the official number of deaths has more than doubled since Wednesday.
The wording implies it's deliberate to keep people from going back to normal too soon.
Belgium added 241 prior deaths (from nursing homes) as well. France and Belgium raising Europe's daily reported deaths to the highest its been yet.
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