France extends health emergency till July 24
France has decided to extend a "state of health emergency" imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic for two months until July 24, Health Minister Olivier Véran said on Saturday, France 24 reported.
More than 24,500 people have died of the Covid-19 disease so far in France. The country is preparing to ease restrictions on May 11 following a strict nationwide lockdown, which was imposed on March 17.
France is one of the European countries most impacted by the virus and lists 24,594 deaths from 167,346 confirmed cases.
