According to a top French health authority, as winter approaches, France has reached the eighth wave of the Covid virus.
Brigitte Autran, a participant in the vaccination strategic board of the government, confirmed that "yes, we are in this eighth wave."
Autran said, "All the indicators are on the up."
The latest reported figure of 45,631 for the seven-day moving average of daily new cases in France, according to Covid statistics released on Monday, was the highest level since August 2.
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