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French Prime Minister Jean Castex is self-isolating for seven days after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.

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"Let's not play with French people's nerves," said government spokesman Gabriel Attal after the Paris City Hall announced it would propose a three-week lockdown in the French capital.

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France replaces lockdown with an overnight curfew from Tuesday, except for on Christmas Eve. Theatres, cinemas and museums remain closed.

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"Terrorism attacks who we are, what makes our identity, our freedom, our culture, and finally our lives. The enemy, we know what it is, not only is it identified, but it has a name," French PM Jean Castex said at a tribute for victims of the terror attack in Nice.

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France set another record for the number of daily positive infections on Friday with 42,032 cases, pushing the total number so far to 1,041,075.

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Castex spent Saturday with Christian Prudhomme, the director of the Tour de France who has since tested positive for COVID-19. He will self-isolate for 7 days.

08/09/2020

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France's Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the move in the city of Nice, the capital of the French Riviera, which has been troubled by drug related crime.

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France's newly appointed prime minister Jean Castex laid out a €100 billion recovery roadmap on Wednesday to rescue the coronavirus-battered economy, revamp disputed pension plans and put funds aside for the environment.

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Why is Macron's new PM from the right when he was tipped to veer left?

Macron has named Jean Castex as France's new prime minister, replacing Edouard Philippe, whose government resigned on Friday.

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