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Politicians call for a ban on parties after country sees biggest daily rise in infections since April.
France is in a "risky situation" as coronavirus cases rise again, the country's health minister has said.

In an interview with the Journal du Dimanche newspaper, Olivier Véran said the higher numbers were not only due to increased testing.

The outbreak in France "never stopped", he said, adding: "It was only controlled during the lockdown and the progressive easing of lockdown measures."

"It's not a French exception, it's the European dynamic," he told the newspaper.

He went on to explain that the virus is spreading four times more among those under the age of 40 as the over 65s, but warned that this situation could change if younger people spread the virus to elderly and more vulnerable people.

On Saturday, 3,602 new daily cases were reported in France following two days with more than 4,000 new infections. The country has reported more than 30,000 deaths since the pandemic began.