France reports biggest daily jump in new Covid cases since MarchAugust 29, 2020 - 13:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As coronavirus cases in France continue to climb, President Emmanuel Macron said authorities are doing everything "to prevent, obviously, a national reconfinement." On Friday, August 28, French health authorities said the coronavirus epidemic is "growing exponentially." They reported 7,379 new daily cases -- the biggest increase since late March, CNN reports. has only been one day with more cases recorded in 24 hours, on March 31st, which was during the height of the epidemic in France. The daily increase in cases has tripled in less than a week, according to French health authorities. Macron said he had learned enough about coronavirus over the past eight months to not "totally exclude” reconfinement. "Nothing can be theoretically excluded, but we are put ourselves in a situation where we can do everything we can to prevent it," he said. On Thursday, France declared 19 more areas around the country as coronavirus “red zones”, bringing its total to 21. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |