France reports fourth coronavirus death, requisitions masks

A fourth person has died in France due to a coronavirus infection, a 92-year-old man in the Morbihan department in the western region of Brittany, the government said on Tuesday.

Health Minister Olivier Veran told parliament that France now has 204 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, up from 191 on Monday. Veran also said that President Emmanuel Macron had signed a decree to requisition all stock and production of protective face masks.

They will be distributed to health professionals and people infected with the coronavirus, Macron said on his website.