COVID-19 EXCEEDS 1,126 CASES IN FRANCE THAT IS KEEPING IN STAGE 2 ALERT

USPA NEWS - The coronavirus COVID-19, continues to spread around the world: the epidemic has exceeded 105,000 infections with more than 3,700 deaths in at least 99 countries and territories. In France, where all gatherings of more than 1,000 people are now prohibited, the results are this Sunday at 19 deaths and 1,126 cases are confirmed. Follow the latest information. The Minister of Health Olivier Veran begins his point, which is held at the Elysée Palace at the end of a Defense Council: "We are still tonight at stage 2, our priority is to do everything to slow the spread of the virus in our territory "
"All operators in the transport industry will be received on Monday," the French Secretary of State for Transport, Jean Baptiste Djebbari, announced on French TV channel LCI (Groupe TF1). He also said he met his American counterpart in Washington last week and said the ban on flights from the US to Europe does not include France, following a telephone exchange between Presidents Trump and Macron.

France, passed the 1,000 case mark (1,126 cases) and 19 deaths, according to figures from Public Health France updated at 3 p.m.The police station of the 15th arrondissement of Paris was closed for a few hours this Sunday after a suspicion of coronavirus during an arrest. The establishment's activity resumed normally after doubt was raised in the middle of the afternoon. The prefecture announces that all schools in Ajaccio will remain closed for two weeks. Ajaccio groups together 23 of the 28 cases of people affected by Covid-19 identified in the Isle of Beauty. The closure of schools will affect around 10,000 students in 32 schools, 5 colleges and 5 high schools. The prefect of Corsica Franck Robine also announced the ban for two weeks of all the demonstrations gathering more than 50 people in Ajaccio, from the moment when these are planned in a confined place. Gatherings of more than 1,000 people will now be banned in France to curb the spread of the coronavirus, announced Minister of Health Olivier Veran.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------"At the national level, all gatherings of more than 1,000 people are now prohibited. The prefects, the ministries will put together a list of events considered useful for the life of the nation: the events will be part of it, like the contests or the use of public transport, "he said. So far, gatherings of more than 5,000 people have been banned until mid-April. The Minster fo Health, Olivier Veran declares : "The epidemic has not affected the whole country at this stage, but affects certain territories where viral activity is very dynamic". "Sending your children is not dangerous in itself, but closing schools and nurseries can have an impact on the spread of the virus in the territory." Source: LCI TV