France reports record one-day death toll - Today's Coronavirus Updates

Mar 31, 2020

Staff members of a medical center, wearing protective masks and glove, talk to patients at a testing site for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Paris as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in France March 30, 2020.

Staff members of a medical center, wearing protective masks and gloves, talk to patients at a testing site for coronavirus. Image: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Linda Lacina

Digital Editor, World Economic Forum

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