Paris (CNN) French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to tighten coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday as case numbers and admissions to intensive care units soar across France, where the government has been resisting a third nationwide lockdown. ET) as he faces growing criticism over his approach to the current Covid-19 surge . His administration has favored regional restrictions over the strict national lockdowns imposed in other European nations, against the advice of France's scientific council. But today, more than 28,000 people are being treated in hospital for Covid-19 in France, including 5,072 in intensive care units (ICU), according to French health ministry data. It's the first time since April last year that ICU patient numbers have surpassed 5,000.
