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France Leads Europe’s Coronavirus Surge Just as Schools Reopen

  • Testing in France has increased to more than 1 million a week
  • Italy is also resisting a new national lockdown, Conte said
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The surge in new coronavirus cases in France is far outstripping increases in other European countries and is coming just as millions of children return to school, leaving the government weighing ways to respond.