Published 13:32 IST, April 16th 2020
COVID-19: Over 600 French sailors test positive, 31 admitted to hospital
France's defence ministry on April 15 announced that more than 600 sailors from the Charles de Gaulle and escort vessels are confirmed to have coronavirus.
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France's defence ministry on April 15 anunced that more than 600 sailors from Charles de Gaulle and escort vessels in its battle group are confirmed to have coronavirus. According to reports, Charles de Gaulle was called in 10 days early from a deployment in Atlantic after some crew members displayed symptoms of COVID-19. Media reports suggest that more than 2,000 people were one board when some crew members tested positive for dely disease.
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According to reports, 31 of 668 positive coronavirus cases are being treated in a hospital, while rest are in self-isolation. Meanwhile, one sailor is currently battling for his life in an intensive care facility, ministry in a statement informed. ship was deployed in Atlantic as part of a NATO exercise after taking part in Operation Chammal, which seeks to contain Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
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According to data by worldometer, France has recorded over 1,47,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, of which more than 17,000 have lost ir lives. re are currently 99,741 active infections in France, while 6,457 remain under critical condition. France on April 13 extended its lockdown period by ar three weeks, until May 11.
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Coronavirus outbreak
dely Coronavirus infection has claimed more than 1,34,000 lives across world and has infected over 20,84,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China was most affected country until last month before Italy, Spain, US, UK, Iran, Germany and France surpassed it to record most number of deaths anywhere in world due to COVID-19. virus is believed to have originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally.
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(Im Credit: AP)
13:41 IST, April 16th 2020