France reports biggest daily spike of coronavirus cases since end of April

A staff member wearing a face mask takes care of a balloon left by a tourist for a while outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, Aug. 7, 2020. France on Friday reported 2,288 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily spike since the end of April. In the past week, France registered more than 9,330 new infections, bringing the country's total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 197,921, according to the health ministry. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)