French health authorities reported on Monday that the number of patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs) for COVID-19 has gone beyond the 1,400 threshold for the first time since May 28.
That figure is published the day before Paris is to be placed on maximum COVID-19 alert, meaning bars will be forced to close for two weeks, partly because of the sharp rise of the number of people in ICUs.
(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Franklin Paul)
