France must do everything to avoid a new lockdown as pressure on hospitals grows, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Sunday as the country reported more than 26,000 new cases of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. The French government has so far resisted pressure from some health experts to impose a new, third lockdown in the face of rising case numbers. The French government has been relying on curfews for months—along with the long-term closures of restaurants and some other businesses—to try to avoid a costly new lockdown. Ireland Suspends AstraZeneca Vaccine Ireland temporarily suspended AstraZeneca’s CCP virus vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” on Sunday, after three health workers in Norway who had recently received the AstraZeneca vaccine were being treated in hospital for bleeding, blood clots, and a low count of blood platelets. Italy’s northern region of Piedmont on Sunday said …