Hours ago, French President Emmanuel Macron announced new measures to limit the spread of the Coronavirus in the country.
Macron declared a curfew in the French capital and other cities, to start next Saturday from 9 pm to 6 am.
He warned that France is living in the second wave of Coronavirus.
Earlier today, the French government declared a state of a public health emergency, due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
Sources familiar with the French government said that the Corona pandemic is a public health disaster that threatens the health of the population and warrants strict measures.
It declared a state of a public health emergency, due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
France will enforce a month-long night-time curfew in Paris and eight other major cities and towns aimed at fighting the Coronavirus ‘second wave’, it was announced tonight.
"The capital will now shut down for nine hours from 9 pm until 6 am, in a bid to stop the disease circulating," said President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday.
This strict State of Emergency measure was also applied to Lille, Rouen, Saint-Etienne, Toulouse, Lyon, Grenoble, Aix-en-Provence and Montpellier.
All bars, restaurants, theatres, and similar businesses will have to shut at 9 pm sharp from Saturday, said Macron.
On the other hand, Italy saw its highest ever daily spike with 7,332 new infections today, while Belgium has warned that intensive care units will hit capacity by mid-November.
In Spain's, Catalonia bars and restaurants were shut down today while schools are closing again around Europe amid tougher restrictions across the continent as leaders face their nightmare scenario of a Covid-19 resurgence on the eve of winter.
The Spanish region centered on Barcelona has closed bars and restaurants for 15 days in a 'painful but necessary' measure after adding nearly 11,000 cases in the space of a week.
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