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Did France have a Covid-19 case in December 2019?

The claim by a French doctor Yves Cohen came as France reported a further 135 Covid-19 deaths.

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France, Italy and Spain have registered the lowest daily death tolls for weeks as they prepare to ease restrictions, reports the BBC.

France reported 135 deaths; Spain's 164 were the lowest since mid-March; and Italy's 174 was a two-month low.

Meanwhile French doctor has claimed new tests on samples from patients show the virus was present in the country last year - weeks before the first officially recorded case.

Read more of this report from the BBC.