PARIS — France’s recorded 4,005 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, the smallest rise since August, but a down trend in hospitalizations has slowed, suggesting the country is not out of the woods.
President Emmanuel Macron said last week that a lockdown could be lifted on Dec. 15 if by then the number of new infections per day fell to 5,000 and the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care declined to between 2,500 and 3,000.
The second national lockdown since Oct 30 was loosened at the weekend with the reopening of all shops.
The number of new infections reported tends to drop on Mondays because fewer tests are conducted on Sundays. The seven-day moving average of daily…
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