France's Macron to address the nation on Tuesday as COVID cases surge

French President Emmanuel Macron will speak to the nation on Tuesday about the resurgence of COVID-19 infections as well as his economic reform programme, the government said on Friday. Infection rates have accelerated strongly in the past month, with the number of new COVID-19 cases rising by double-digit percentages from last week for several days in a row. 'The epidemic is picking up speed again in Europe, Europe has again become the epicentre of the epidemic,' government spokesman Gabriel Attal told reporters,