A French research group has discovered a significant trace of COVID-19 ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the sewer waters of the city of Montpellier a month and a half after the end of France's lockdown, according to a preprint published on the medRxiv website

Although the only way to stop the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, was to suspend international travels at early stages, the current strict measures taken by government across the globe can still help to avoid further spread of the deadly virus and help health care systems cope with the crisis, but the existing approaches still lack proper international coordination, experts told Sputnik

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake that shook southeastern France earlier this week has destroyed 30 homes in Le Teil commune, French media reported on Tuesday