FILE PHOTO: People walk in the Tuileries Garden near the Louvre museum in Paris, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) – France on Tuesday reported 217,480 new COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours, a level unseen since early February.
1,538 people are currently in intensive care units, France’s health ministry said, 5 more than on Monday.
