The head of France's hospital federation on Friday called for a new nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 infections, in the latest sign of tensions between the government and health officials on the issue.
Valletoux spoke a day after Prime Minister Jean Castex said the Covid-19 situation in France was "fragile" but did not justify a new lockdown at present.
The prime minister also touched on the sensitive issue of France's vaccination drive, which has been widely criticised for its slow pace.
He said the first doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine would arrive in France by the end of the week, helping the government reach a target of four million inoculations by the end of the month.
President Emmanuel Macron has promised to offer a vaccine to all adults in France by the end of the summer.
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