Macron announces curfew in major French cities amid rising Covid infections
The measures will start on Saturday and last four weeks
14 October 2020 - 22:27
Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron announced a curfew in the country’s biggest cities to stem the unrelenting spread of the coronavirus, as rising infections begin to fill up hospital beds.
“This virus is dangerous and serious for everyone,” Macron said during a televised interview on Wednesday. “We are at a stage where we need to react.”..
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