Francois Braun to be named French Health Minister - BFM TV

PARIS (Reuters) - Francois Braun will be named as France's new health minister on Monday as part of a wider government reshuffle, reported BFM TV, with country facing a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus.

BFM TV added that Damien Abad would also step down from the government. Abad has faced accusations of rape, which he denies.

(Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)