Navarre, with the second-highest rate, has just 159 cases per 100,000 people.Despite having some of the lowest levels of the virus, Galicia issued a blanket ban on smoking on the street and on restaurant terraces when social distancing cannot be guaranteed. 'There are several explanations, notably the fact that patients diagnosed with Covid now are younger, 20 to 40, and less fragile, and because older people continue to protect themselves well,' Veran told French television.The number of hospital patients fell by more than 100 on Wednesday while the number in intensive care is also down. Françoise and Jean-Michel's first child was stillborn. Spahn said it was not yet possible to know how often people would need to be vaccinated or how long-lasting the immunity would be.He added: 'But one thing we can say is that thanks to us all working together - researchers, scientists, the public - we will probably have a vaccine faster than ever before in the history of humanity. Born in Amiens, Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is the son of Françoise Macron (née Noguès), a physician, and Jean-Michel Macron, professor of neurology at the University of Picardy. Travellers are expected to be given around 30 hours notice of any changes coming into force, so they can make new arrangements if required. The couple took their staycation near Fort de Bregancon, the medieval fortress on the Cote d'Azur which has been the official retreat of French presidents since 1968. Cases jumped by 3,172 on Wednesday with more than 24,000 new infections counted in the last week alone. Health officials identified 18 new virus clusters on Wednesday, bringing the total to 896 nationwide. The 7-day average now stands at 1,810 cases per day, having been continuously below 1,000 from mid-May until late July. The increase has led to fears that France will be the next country struck off Britain's approved travel list, as Spain and Belgium have already been. The latest data on coronavirus cases on foreign soil is being analysed by the Government's Joint Biosecurity Centre (JCB), which reports to Health Secretary Matt Hancock. The Netherlands (23.1 per 100,000), Gibraltar (35.6), Monaco (38.2), Malta (46.7), San Marino (53.0), the Faroe Islands (198.5), Turks and Caicos (278.9) and Aruba (547.9) all have higher rates of new cases per 100,000 than France.Those on the list with a slightly lower rate than France are Denmark (15.3 per 100,000), Iceland (14.7), the Czech Republic (14.0), Switzerland (13.3) and Poland (12.7).All the above have now overtaken Portugal's rate of 12.4 new cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days, but despite this, Portugal remains on the list of countries from which all arrivals to the UK, including those returning from holiday, must quarantine for two weeks.Downing Street reminded potential holidaymakers this week that 'there is no risk free way of travelling overseas' with Boris Johnson adding that he 'would not hesitate' to bring in travel restrictions for other countries. French women say it’s about time. Prime minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday that the country needs to 'pull itself together' to control the outbreak, saying that people were becoming careless. 'It's not the police people should be afraid of... they should fear the virus, that lurks and contaminates,' said government spokesman Gabriel Attal. Hundreds of thousands of Britons are either on holiday in France or planning to go there, but yesterday it recorded more than 2,500 cases - a record since lockdown was eased.The country appears to be perilously close to the yardstick of 20 cases per 100,000 population in a seven-day period. FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron was just 15 years old when he met his wife, Brigitte Trogneux, who is 25 years his senior.