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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire meets with the country's business leaders, including Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, president of France's largest employer association Medef, to discuss the coronavirus and its economic impact. IMAGES
French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu chairs a meeting to respond to the coronavirus outbreak after many sporting events are cancelled or postponed. IMAGES
French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn arrives in Les Contamines-Montjoie in Haute-Savoie, where five cases of coronavirus, Britons who stayed in the ski resort, have been detected. IMAGES
Speaking at the National Assembly, French health minister Olivier Véran slams opposition group Les Républicains, after a surprise move by the right-wing party to team up with the far-left and far-right late on Monday, to hold up a bill tightening measures against Covid-19. The centrist party of French President Emmanuel Macron was left red-faced as not enough of its lawmakers were still present in the chamber when the vote by a show of hands was taken to continue the debate. SOUNDBITE
French Overseas Minister Sébastien Lecornu meets Martinique's social representatives in Fort-de-France, after a visit to Guadeloupe, in an attempt to end more than a week of violent protests sparked by Covid-19 restrictions. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.