The French government on Wednesday night announced the resumption of the state of emergency caused by another wave of coronavirus outbreak in this country.

Iran Press/Europe: France intends to take measures commensurate with health risks. These new measures will take effect on Saturday next week.

France became the latest European country to toughen its coronavirus measures, declaring a public health state of emergency and imposing a curfew on Paris and eight other cities.

Emmanuel Macron, French president announced night restrictions for some 20 million people across Paris, Rouen, Lille, St Etienne, Lyon, Grenoble, Montpellier, Marseille and Toulouse.

Meanwhile, the French Hospital Association has warned that all intensive care units in Paris hospitals will be filled with covid-19 patients by next week.

During the last 24 hours, 108 people died in France due to Covid-19 and the death toll rose to 32,942. Also, The number of patients reached 756,472.

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