French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday a new home confinement starting Friday and until at least December 1, similar to the one that the country and other European neighbors imposed in the spring to curb the scourge of the coronavirus.
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“I have decided that we must return to the confinement that stopped the virus”Macron said in a speech to the nation to detail the new measures.
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France thus closes bars, restaurants and non-essential businesses. To leave home, to work or to do the shopping, you will need an affidavit. Unlike the first lockdown, the primary and secondary schools will remain open.
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President Macron said France is “overwhelmed” by the second wave, which is “harsher and more deadly than the first.”
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To avoid taking the measure of home confinement, Germany decided on Wednesday to apply a series of drastic measures. Among them, the closure for a month of restaurants, cultural institutions, gyms and other entertainment venues. Yes, schools and shops will remain open for the moment.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on citizens to avoid all unnecessary travel and imposed a limit on meetings: a maximum of 10 people from two different households.
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