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Paris (People’s Daily) - France’s Ministry of Health and Solidarity on Sunday announced 2,599 new coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in one day, bringing the nationwide total to 40,174.  

A total of 19,354 have been admitted to hospitals, with 4,632 severe cases, 292 newly added, and 2,606 fatalities.

The first 5.5 million of the 1 billion face masks ordered from China arrived in Paris on Sunday afternoon.