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France will extend the traffic ban in 15 areas of the country to combat the spread of COVID-19, French authorities said on Friday, confirming several incidents on New Year’s Eve.
Any non-essential travel is currently prohibited throughout France between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., but as of Saturday the ban will apply from 6:00 p.m. in those 15 departments, according to the international news agencies, cited by Agerpres. . These are: Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardennes, Doubs, Jura, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Haute-Saône, Vosges, Territoire-de-Belfort, Moselle, Nièvre and Saône-et -Loire.
Although the authorities banned any parties and gatherings on New Year’s Eve in the town of Lieuron in western France, thousands of young people, French and foreigners, gathered at such an illegal party, some 2,500 of them still there on Friday by the morning.
The gendarmes intervened, but “they were beaten by the violent hostility of many partygoers (…), a gendarmerie vehicle was set on fire, others were damaged and bottles and stones were thrown at the military, causing minor injuries.” says the local prefecture in a statement, also mentioning that an investigation has been opened for the abuse and illegal organization of gatherings, the cited source also writes.
The French Ministry of Health reported on the last day of the year, December 31, 19,927 new cases of COVID-19, below the balance of 26,457 registered on Wednesday, but still well above the target of no more than 5,000 daily cases set. by the government to relax restrictions. .
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