French health chiefs have been forced to deny that Paris is facing another lockdown despite intensive care wards nearing capacity as they fill up with Covid patients. France has been forced to bring in some local lockdowns in recent weeks as Covid cases creep steadily upwards amid Europe's slow vaccine roll-out. Despite that, case totals have been steadily rising and last week Prime Minister Jean Castex was forced to tighten the rules further. Now, Paris is facing a fresh health emergency with 973 Covid patients in intensive care and just 1,050 bed available. Vaccination centres in France stayed open at the weekend as Mr Castex called for 'a national mobilisation' to boost the number of inoculations.

Source: Daily Mail March 09, 2021 12:22 UTC