France may impose further regional lockdowns in worst-hit areas - PM

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday that the COVID-19 situation is very "worrying" in 20 French departments and that stricter limits on movement will be enforced in those areas if Covid figures show no improvement.

He said he would recommend to local authorities that they consider regional partial lockdowns similar to the weekend lockdowns implemented in coastal towns Nice and Dunkirk earlier this month.