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 Veran, who has said a fourth wave of infections could hit France as
early as end-July and is urging as many French people as possible to
get vaccinated, told France Inter radio the Delta variant now
represents nearly 50% of new COVID-19 infections.
Senior ministers will meet on Monday to discuss the threat of a
fourth wave and the government has said it is considering all
possible scenarios, including possible compulsory vaccination for
health workers.
Veran, who met health workers' representatives earlier this week,
told France Inter a consensus was building in the country for making
vaccination for health workers compulsory, though no decision had
yet been taken.
The government's top scientific advisory body
during the COVID crisis also now backs making
vaccinations for health workers compulsory.
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From a seven-day average of more than 42,000 new
infections per day in mid-April, the infection
rate had plunged to just over 1,800 at the end
of June.
But since then the trend has reversed, and the
number of daily new cases is now back above
4,000.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Writing by
Mathieu Rosemain; Editing by Gareth Jones)
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