Virus Cluster in France Splits Generations, Raises Fears

Virus Cluster in France Splits Generations, Raises Fears
People sit along the river Seine in Paris July 28, 2020. Kamil Zihnioglu/AP Photo
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PARIS—As the sun went down, their partying got into full flow, with an unwanted guest: the coronavirus.

An outbreak among 18- to 25-year-olds at a seaside resort on the Brittany coast is crystallizing fears that the virus is flaring again in France, on the back of vacationers throwing COVID-19 caution to the summer winds.