In France, the first patients with the new coronavirus were declared on January 24. Since then, the number of cases has continued to climb, reaching, according to data from Public Health France, the 7,730 cases of contamination and the 175 deaths this Tuesday March 17, date of entry into force of the general containment of the population, for a minimum duration of 15 days.
All French regions are now affected in mainland France, the most affected being Île-de-France, Grand Est, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Hauts-de-France. Contaminations have also been identified in Overseas France, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana and Reunion.
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