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France to do at least one million COVID-19 tests per month in schools: PM

FILE PHOTO: A placard which reads "Covid-19 PCR test : come and get tested for free and without an appointment" is seen at the elementary school Maurice Thorez in Bagneux, France, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

France will carry out at least one million COVID-19 tests per month in schools as part of a strategy to keep them open during the pandemic, Prime Minister Castex said on Thursday,

He also told a news conference that from Jan. 25 first-year students in higher education will be allowed to attend courses on campuses in small groups.

(Reporting by Geert de Clercq and Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

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