French PM Castex: 46% of hospital beds in Paris occupied by COVID patients

46% of hospital beds in Pair are now occupied by COVID-19 patients, French Prime Minister (PM) Jean Castex noted on Thursday, as reported by Reuters.

"The only possible COVID strategy is to slow down the spread of the virus, adding more ICU beds is not feasible," Castex added.

On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that they will start imposing nightly curfews in major cities from Saturday for four weeks.

Market reaction

The EUR/USD pair extended its daily slide after these comments and was last seen losing 0.45% at 1.1692.