200324 -- PARIS, March 24, 2020 -- Residents applaud to pay tribute to medical staff in Paris, France, March 23, 2020. As of Monday, France has detected 19,856 cases of coronavirus infection, and 860 people had died from COVID-19, French Health Minister Olivier Veran announced at a daily update. In the last 24 hours, 3,176 more people were diagnosed with the virus, which claimed 186 new lives. FRANCE-PARIS-CORONAVIRUS-TRIBUTE TO MEDICAL STAFF GaoxJing PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN