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France's director general of health Jérôme Salomon also said the number of known cases of coronavirus infection rose to 40,174 on Sunday from 37,575 a day earlier.

The 75-year-old politician, who had served under President Nicolas Sarkozy,  had been placed under observation in a hospital last Wednesday.

Édouard Philippe said the first two weeks of April would be harder than the last two weeks as French officials reported 319 more deaths.

French president pointed out that France and Germany have delivered 2 million masks and tens of thousands gowns to Italy.

The 299 additional deaths in France represents a daily rise of 18%, a less-marked increase from the previous day. 

The three French nationals and an Iraqi were abducted in Baghdad on January 20th at a time of heightened tensions.

Tributes were today paid to the 16-year-old, identified as Julie A, who succumbed to respiratory problems in a Paris hospital on Wednesday after first developing a 'slight cough' a week ago.

All French police unions issue 'solemn threat' after government ordered them to hand over most protective masks to health worker.

There are now 29,155 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the nation, compared to 25,233 a day ago and 13,904 people hospitalised of whom 3,375 are in intensive care.

President Emmanuel Macron said the military operation, named 'Resilience', will focus on "aiding and supporting the population, as well as helping public services face the epidemic in mainland France and overseas".