Head of French health regulatory body: COVID situation is worrying

The COVID-19 situation in France is worrying, the head of the country's Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS) health regulator told France Inter radio on Monday, as President Emmanuel Macron's government considers a possible new lockdown.

Dominique Le Guludec nevertheless added she was aware of the downsides caused by lockdowns, such as hits to the economy.