Macron Puts 18 Million of French Citizens Under Curfew Until December
October 15, 2020
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1:31Now PlayingMacron Puts 18 Million of French Citizens Under Curfew Until December
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as posted by the channelPresident Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday that 18 million French citizens in nine regions, including in Paris, will have a curfew starting Saturday through December 1.
He also reinstated the state of health emergency for the country, which ended three months ago.
The 9 p.m. curfew is aimed at limiting the resurgent coronavirus amid second wave.
"Our objective is to reduce private contacts which are the most dangerous contacts," Macron said.
The curfew will apply to the Paris region and to eight others: Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Aix-Marseille, Toulouse, Montpellier, Saint-Etienne.
Patients with COVID-19 occupy a third of intensive care units nationwide.
France has 798,000 confirmed cases and nearly 33,000 deaths.
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