Macron warns virus is 'not behind us;' urges vaccination

French President Emmanuel Macron is warning that the virus crisis “is not behind us” after a government meeting focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic

PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron warned Wednesday that the virus crisis “is not behind us” after attending a government meeting focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. Macron urged all French people who are eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine. For several weeks, France has faced an increase in number of daily infections, driven by the highly contagious delta variant, which now accounts for most new cases. France is reporting over 22,000 new confirmed cases each day on average. “The health crisis is not behind us, very clearly ... We will live for several more months with this virus,” he said. About 45 million people in France — 67% of the population — have now received at least one virus shot and 56% are fully vaccinated.