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Macron announces curfew in the most affected regions

On the day 104 people died of covid-19 (the highest number in five months) Emmanuel Macron denies that the situation is out of control. But in order for this not to happen, the most populated areas with the highest incidence rate of the virus will be subject to a curfew.

From Saturday and for at least four weeks, the inhabitants of the Île-de-France region (which includes Paris) and the metropolitan areas of Grenoble, Lille, Rouen, Sain-Étienne, Lyon, Toulouse, Montpellier and Aix-Marseille -Provence will see all commercial establishments closed between 21.00 and 6.00 and the duty of each inhabitant to be at home.

Expected exceptions include travel to or from work or a health emergency.

In an interview with TF1 and France 2 at the Elysee Palace, Macron said the country cannot stand still or panic.

The French head of state began by saying that the country is experiencing the “second wave” of the pandemic and recalled other examples in Europe, with more restrictive measures in Germany, Spain or the Netherlands.

Macron recalled that more than 30 thousand people died in France due to covid-19, but stressed that it does not only attack older people, and with pathologies such as diabetes, hypertension or obesity.

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