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As infections mount, French prime minister says don't panic

| August 26, 2020 5:03 AM

PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister is urging his compatriots to wear masks more but insisted Wednesday that rising coronavirus infections across the country are “nothing to panic about” and that it’s time for people to get back to work and school and to “cultivating themselves.”

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