France has recorded its biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections since March, as President Emmanuel Macron raised the possibility of another nationwide lockdown. A further 7,379 cases were confirmed on Friday, bringing the country's total to 267,077. It was the largest daily spike since 31 March, when 7,578 cases were tallied at the peak of the first wave. France was seeing an "exponential" rise in cases, the health ministry said. The ministry said Friday's rise follows daily increases of 6,111 on Thursday and 5,429 on Wednesday. Despite the sharp rise, hospital numbers and daily deaths were relatively stable, as young people less vulnerable to the disease make up most of the new infections, the ministry said. Another 20 people were confirmed to have died with Covid-19 on Friday, bringing France's overall death toll to 30,596. /BBC

Le président Emmanuel Macron, lors de la visite
du laboratoire pharmaceutique Seqens,
 à Villeneuve-la-Garenne
(Hauts-de-Seine),