The Latest: France Surpasses 2M Virus Cases, 4th In World

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Source: AP News

PARIS — France has surpassed 2 million confirmed cases of coronavirus, the fourth-highest total in the world.

The United States leads with 11.2 million cases, followed by India with 8.8 and Brazil with 5.8.

France health chief Jerome Salomon says with 33,500 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, the situation is far from good. However, he suggested the “collective efforts are starting to bear fruit” since the nation returned to a lockdown until at least Dec. 1.

Hospitals are so stretched that 150 patients have been transferred since Oct. 23 to hospitals around France. The nation added 437 more deaths, increasing the total to 46,273. ~

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-coronavirus-pandemic-seoul-d2d31292f75596a1c0af5648a000aa1e

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[sandensea]

1. This is what passes for "good news" among most Repugs these days

There are few trans-national hatreds in the world, like the kind GOP voters have for France.

[DFW]

2. I haven't been down there for a couple of weeks now, but my office there says Paris is a ghost town

Not completely, but the streets in the 2nd Arr. are close to deserted. Even the last time I was down there, the cars in the train had maybe 10 passengers each instead of the usual 80.

The French usually respond to stupid criticisms with humor and derision. What the reaction is varies. Political primitives (like U.S. Republicans) react with moves like calling "French Fries" and "French Toast," neither of which are of French origin, "Freedom Fries" and "Freedom Toast." Religious nuts respond by beheading teachers, or knifing people in public, whereas Republicans in the USA prefer sticking their guns in people's noses.