Covid-19 infections in France have hit a frightening new high, as a “sixth wave” envelops the country and officials go to extreme measures to vaccinate the population.
The nation recorded 104,611 new infections in the 24 hours to Christmas Day, the third consecutive day of record breaking case numbers, and authorities are now looking to remove freedoms from those that delay their third jab in a bid to help the struggling health system.
The nation recorded 104,611 new infections in the 24 hours to Christmas Day, the third consecutive day of record breaking case numbers. Picture: AFP. “In the hospital, it has not stopped for two years,” Mr Hirsch said. “What emerges is extreme fatigue, mixed with exasperation, mixed with worry. Now the government is moving to make the health pass, issued to the vaccinated, valid only if people accept the booster jab.
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