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France, which is struggling to block the reappearance of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), is implementing a ‘night curfew’ for the second time after World War II. He also decided to declare a national health emergency that ended again on July 10 after three months.
President Emmanuel Macron said in a television talk to the public on the 14th: “For 4 weeks from the 17th, in 9 metropolitan areas, including Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille and 9 metropolitan areas, traffic is prohibited from 9pm to 6 am the next day. ” . He added that “there are more than 20,000 new confirmed cases a day and the medical system has reached a level that cannot be managed,” he said. “As of the 17th, a national health emergency is also declared.”
France declared a curfew in November 2015 when a simultaneous terrorist attack by the Islamic State (IS) and others broke out, and introduced it again after five years. A penalty of 135 euros (approximately 180,000 won) is required for breaking. AFP predicted that this measure will affect about 20 million people, a third of the total of 67 million people.
Other European countries are also increasing the blockade. British Northern Ireland will introduce a “circuit breaker” system that includes the closure of pubs and restaurants and a ban on the sale of alcohol from the 16th. Portugal also declared a national disaster on the 14th and imposed a ban on gatherings. of five or more people. In Germany, on the 14th, the prime ministers of 16 states agreed to impose greater control, including bans on night business in bars and restrictions on private gatherings. Spain has already declared a state of emergency in and around the capital Madrid for 15 days from the 9th. The Netherlands also closed all bars, restaurants and cafes for four weeks and banned the sale of alcohol and consumption outside the public places after 8pm. The UK has banned gatherings of more than six people since 14 last month. From the 7th to the 14th of this month, an average of 78,000 new cases per day is reached in the 27 countries of the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom. During the same period, about 30,000 more than the daily average of 49,000 new cases in the United States. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said: “The current situation in Europe is similar to the situation in the United States at the end of June this year, when new cases have skyrocketed across the country, from South Florida to western California. “We have reached the threshold.”
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