The French prime minister is facing a lawsuit over his management of the coronavirus crisis as infections rose by more than 10,500 on Thursday, reports the Evening Standard.
France recorded another record-breaking rise of Covid-19 cases as the health ministry reported 10,593 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, up from 9,784 on Wednesday.
The death toll rose by 45, bringing the total tally to 31,095.
It came as a group of people who have recovered from coronavirus and the families of Covid-19 patients sued prime minister Jean Castex for allegedly overseeing dangerous and contradictory management of the outbreak.
Lawyer Fabrice Di Vizio said he filed the lawsuit Thursday on behalf of the France Coronavirus Victims group in the Court of Justice of the Republic.
The court has received more than 90 legal complaints against ministers.