Daily COVID-19 infections in France pass 100,000 for 1st time in pandemic

PARIS – France has recorded more than 100,000 virus infections in a single day for the first time in the pandemic and COVID-19 hospitalizations have doubled over the past month, as the fast-spreading omicron variant complicates the French government’s efforts to stave off a new lockdown.

More than 1 in 100 people in the Paris region have tested positive in the past week, according to the regional health service. Most new infections are linked to the omicron variant, which government experts predict will be dominant in France in the coming days. Omicron is already dominant in Britain, right across the Channel.

Meanwhile a surge in delta variant infections in recent months is pushing up hospital admissions in France, and put ICUS under strain again over the Christmas holidays. More than 1,000

RAFAEL YAGHOBZADEH/AP The French government is pushing a law that would require vaccination to enter all restaurants and many public venues.