<span style="color: #222222;">In France, a record high of 104,611 COVID-19 infections were recorded yesterday, breaking the 100,000 threshold for the first time since the pandemic began.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Saturday's tally marked the third consecutive day that numbers have reached record highs. President Emmanuel Macron and key members of his government will discuss new COVID-19 safety measures tomorrow.</span><br />