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Emanuel Macron announced a night traffic ban for 9 major French cities, including Paris, as part of new measures to tackle the coronavirus.
Starting on Saturday and for four weeks, traffic will be prohibited from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. in Paris, but also in the cities of Rouen, Lille, Saint-Etienne, Lyon, Grenoble, Montpellier, Marseille and Toulouse, Macron said. . his sermon.
For violating the ban, a fine of 135 euros will be imposed, he added. He also noted that there will be no restrictions on public transport, nor on travel between regions of France. As long as there is a curfew, citizens should forget about nightly visits to restaurants or friends’ houses, Macron said.
The situation with the coronavirus is worrying, but “we have not lost control”, stressed the French president. Although the virus is spreading, a second lockdown would be a disproportionate measure, Macron added.
France’s intensive care unit is under pressure, which cannot be maintained and the spread of the virus must be slowed, Macron said. “We have to go from 20,000 cases a day to 2-3,000 a day,” he added.
Today, France announced 22,591 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours. The daily report exceeds 20,000 infections for the third time in the last six days. At the same time, 104 people lost their lives in the previous 24 hours. There are currently 779,063 cases and 33,037 deaths in France.
Shortly before Macron’s sermon, the French government declared a state of emergency in the country. This will take effect at midnight on October 17 and provides authorities with an opportunity to impose restrictions.
The pandemic “is a disaster for public health,” which endangers the health of citizens and justifies strict measures, the government said in a statement.
With information from The Guardian
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