PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Monday he did not rule out local lockdowns in France due to a resurgence of new coronavirus infections.
“Nothing must be excluded,” Castex told franceinfo radio after he was asked about potential local lockdowns.
Castex also said the country was facing a “strong” second wave of new COVID-19 infections.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Matthieu Protard; Editing by Catherine Evans)
