(Bloomberg) — France registered more than half a million Covid-19 infections in a day for the first time, with just a week to go before some pandemic restrictions are scheduled to ease.
New cases totaled 501,635 on Tuesday, according to data from the public health office. Deaths rose by 467 to 129,489. Despite rising cases, the number of patients in intensive care is lower than it was a week ago.
French leaders are betting that serious cases will remain manageable and that infections will start to recede, in part due to a new vaccine pass that came into effect Monday and prevents unvaccinated people from taking part in most social activities.
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday that several measures, including a mandate to work from home at least three days a week, would end on Feb. 2, while night clubs will be allowed to reopen from Feb. 16.
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