France has reported more than 19,000 COVID-19 deaths .
Macron : coronavirus is Europe 's 'moment of truth ' 16 April 2020 , www.ft.com , accessed 18 April 2020 , France has reported over 168,000 confirmed cases , 19,323 deaths , and 35,983 recoveries , making it the fourth highest country by number of confirmed cases , now overtaking China where the outbreak first began .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in France