France reports 471 new COVID-19 deaths in hospitals

Photo taken on April 2, 2020 through a rear-view mirror shows an empty street in Paris, France. France has registered 471 new fatalities from COVID-19 in hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the toll to 4,503, Director General of Health Jerome Salomon announced on Thursday. A total of 26,246 people are now hospitalized, including 6,399 in intensive care, Salomon said at the daily briefing. (Xinhua/Tang Ji)