A former French minister today (SUN) became the most senior politician in Europe to die of coronavirus. Patrick Devedjian, the 75-year-old President of the Hauts-de-Seine departmental council, succumbed to the virus early on Sunday morning, three days after tweeting that he was ‘tired but stable’. Mr Devedjian, a married father of four, was in the private Antony hospital, south of Paris, after being treated there since Wednesday. They include a number in Britain, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and Health Secretary Matt Hancock. On Saturday night, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said there had been a total 2314 deaths from Coronavirus so far in France – a jump of 319 in 24 hours.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2020 09:21 UTC