The condition of the children who were injured in the knife attack in Annecy on Thursday was described as "positive" news by French President Emmanuel Macron.
The town where four children were attacked was being visited by Mr. Macron.
He claimed that following surgery, a young British girl "woke up.". Also said to be improving is a Dutch toddler.
The suspect, a Syrian man who is legally recognized as a refugee in Sweden, is still being held and will soon have a mental health evaluation.
The 31-year-old's recent rejection of an asylum claim is believed to have led to his homelessness in Annecy. There is no suspicion of a terrorist motive.
In total, four children, ages 22 to 36 months, and two pensioners were hurt during the attack.
Mr. Macron called attacking children "the most barbaric act" during a speech in the Alpine town.
He went to a nearby hospital and met a man who had been stabbed by the attacker. He also met Henri, a self-described "backpack hero" who allegedly used his backpack to repel the assailant.
According to Mr. Macron, the young British girl who was attacked and underwent surgery "woke up.".
He reportedly said, according to the AFP news agency, "She is watching TV and [the attack] is just a bad memory already.".
The president said, "Doctors are optimistic," but caution was still advised.
The Dutch girl who was attacked is "out of danger," according to Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra, who expressed his "relief" at the news.
The playground near the lake in Annecy, where the attack occurred, was crowded on Friday. However, no children could be seen because the flashing lights from televisions scared away the parents.
A group of journalists and locals who had come to leave tributes along the playground wall—white flowers for the victims' innocence—took their place. These tributes also contained messages that alluded to the outrage in France.
The other read, "Innocence attacked!".
Another said, "We must not be afraid of the evil that sometimes dwells in people.
The neighborhood's shopkeeper Matic William, 40, claimed that he frequently brought his three-year-old son to the playground.
The BBC reported that he said, "It feels like we're in another world.". "This very heaviness and tension are palpable. ".
The purpose of the attack is being investigated by the prosecution.
Although the suspect, a Syrian man with refugee status in Sweden, has been said to have no known history of mental illness, there are growing concerns about his current mental state.
He is believed to have left his ex-wife and son, who is three years old, in Sweden last autumn and has been living as a homeless person in Annecy ever since.
According to the interior minister of France, his application for asylum there was recently denied.