France's school fears, UK cases spike: COVID-19 daily bulletin

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- The UK reported its largest weekend rise in new infections since May, with 1,715 people testing positive for the virus. 

- France's education minister, Jean-Michel Blanquer, admitted it wouldn't be viable for all of the country's schools to reopen safely from Tuesday amid  a growing number of new infections. 

- Russia reported 4,993 new infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 995,319. Deaths also rose, by 83 to 17,176. 

- France's capital Paris has announced plans to try to make COVID-19 testing available for free in all of its 20 districts, as it looks to slow the spread of the virus. 

- The leading scientist in Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine team has warned of an increasing risk of disease outbreaks spreading from animals to humans. 

- Germany's number of new infections rose by 610 in the past 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally to 242,381. Fatalities also rose, by three to 9,298. 

- Denmark's Finance Ministry has forecast the country's GDP will fall 4.5 percent this year, an improvement on its May forecast of a 5.3 percent contraction.