France reported on Saturday that 5,273 people were in intensive care units (ICU) for COVID-19, a rise of 19 from the previous day, as the country entered its third national lockdown. For the next four weeks, schools and non-essential businesses across the country will remain shut. The rise in ICU patients on Saturday followed a much bigger jump the day before—the highest in five months, at 145. President Emmanuel Macron has pledged more hospital beds to care for critically ill COVID-19 patients. As the country enters its third national lockdown, France revised its 2021 deficit and debt forecasts. France’s public deficit is expected to reach 9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday, up from a previous forecast of 8.5 percent. The change follows a downward revision of France’s growth forecast from 6 percent to 5 percent for this year, …
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