Prognosis
France May Be Headed for New Lockdown as Scientists Raise Alarm
- Macron faces politically charged decision ahead of 2022 poll
- Marine Le Pen is among staunchest critics of government policy
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President Emmanuel Macron faces mounting pressure to impose another national lockdown this week with Covid-19 cases threatening to overwhelm the French hospital system.
Doctors and researchers are raising the alarm as new, more contagious variants of the coronavirus are circulating in France and the prime minister hinted on Monday that tougher measures might be needed to try and stop it.