France on Tuesday recorded a milestone in deaths from coronavirus as the fatalities passed the 10,000 mark, reports the Andalou Agency.
The death toll climbed to 10,328, with daily rise of 1,427, chief health officer Jérôme Salomon told a news conference. He said 802 of the deaths happened in the nursing homes.
The toll has racked up a total of 7,091 in hospitals and 3,237 in nursing homes.
More than 109,000 cases of infection have been reported in France since the start of the outbreak, according to Salomon. Over 57,000 of those are currently in the hospital, with 7,131 being treated in intensive care. A total of 19,337 people have recovered from the disease and returned home.
In a morning broadcast on FranceRadio, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and prefect of police Didier Lallement issued a decree on Tuesday to ban all exercise, including jogging, between 10am and 7pm starting Wednesday.
Despite three weeks of lockdown, which is set to end on April 15th but may be extended until end of the month, the French do not find themselves depressed, according to a survey issued on Tuesday by Odoxa-CGI.
It found that most people are enjoying confinement with family. Those who are [working by computer from home] comprise 24%, and those no longer working 51%.