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Health

Moment has come for new COVID measures in Paris region -PM

FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Jean Castex gestures as he speaks during a press conference on the French government's current strategy for the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Paris, France March 4, 2021. Alain Jocard/Pool via REUTERS

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday that the moment had come to think about measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the greater Paris region, with a weekend lockdown being the most likely outcome, as is already the case in other areas.

(This story has been refiled to correct typo in headline)

(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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