coronavirus tests returned with a positive result – just 200 less than the previous all-time high record of 7,578 cases recorded in the European country on 31 March.The sharp increase in cases was recorded just days before schools in France plan to reopen with classrooms re-starting since lockdown was first introduced in March.Cases have been increasing by approximately 1,000 extra per day after 5,429 were recorded on Wednesday, 6,111 on Thursday, and then Friday’s 7,379.Addressing the increasing figures on Friday, President Macron commented: "We're doing everything to avoid another lockdown and in particular a nationwide lockdown."He went on to call on the French public to be "collectively very rigorous" in their approach to their own.