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This Article is From Nov 11, 2021

France Experiencing Start Of Fifth Wave Of Covid Epidemic, Says Minister

"Several neighboring countries are already in a fifth wave of the COVID epidemic, what we are experiencing in France clearly looks like the beginning of a fifth wave," Health Minister Olivier Veran said.

France Experiencing Start Of Fifth Wave Of Covid Epidemic, Says Minister
France registered 11,883 new cases on Wednesday (File)
Paris:

France is at the beginning of a fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday.

"Several neighboring countries are already in a fifth wave of the COVID epidemic, what we are experiencing in France clearly looks like the beginning of a fifth wave," Veran said on TF1 television, adding the circulation of the virus was accelerating.

The health ministry registered 11,883 new cases on Wednesday, the second day in a row with a new case tally over 10,000. New cases have seen double-digit percentage increases week-on-week since around mid-October.

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