Covid-19 patients in French hospitals hit a near nine-week high on Sunday, as the country shut its borders to all but essential travel to and from nearly all countries outside the European Union.There are 27,613 Covid-19 sufferers being treated in hospitals in France, up 331 on the previous day and hitting a level last seen on Dec.
1.President Emmanuel Macron on Friday did not impose a third national lockdown and instead tightened Covid-19 border controls, shutting down large shopping malls and stepping up the policing of a nightly curfew.Health Minister Olivier Veran told the Journal du Dimanche that France could still avert a third wave without another full confinement.