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The French government has unveiled its coronavirus map dividing the country into “green” areas where lockdown regulations will be relaxed and “red” areas where strict measures will remain in place.
A number of departments were declared “orange” meaning they will be watched closely over the next week before being declared red or green on 7 May.
France has been under one of the most strict lockdowns since noon on 17 March, with people facing heavy fines for leaving home without good reason. The lockdown is due to end on 11 May
Three criteria were used to decide what people living in the 96 mainland departments and five overseas departments would be allowed to do when the national confinement finishes: the number of new Covid-19 cases in the previous seven days; the capacity of the department’s hospitals to deal with the epidemic; and the department’s ability to test, track and contain the virus.
French health minister Olivier Véran said the maps were only indicative at this stage.
In Ghana, confirmed coronavirus cases have surged above 2,000, increasing 24 per cent in a matter of days, health officials announced.
The Ghana Health Service reported 403 new cases, bringing the total to 2,074. The spike was announced ten days after President Nana Akufo-Addo eased a three-week lockdown in the capital of Accra and in the city of Kumasi.
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