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‘Very likely’ France’s 2-week virus lockdown must be extended: health
agency
PARIS, March 19, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – France’s two-week home confinement will
“very likely” have to be extended to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic, the
head of the country’s public health agency said Thursday.
“Between two and four weeks” are required for the outbreak to be
contained, Genevieve Chene told Franceinfo radio, which means an extension of
the home confinement that began Tuesday would “very likely be necessary.”
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1525 hrs