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Frankrikes President Emmanuel Macron.
In a televised address to the nation, French President Emmanuel Macron says the country is “inundated” with a second wave of infections that will undoubtedly “become more difficult and deadly than the first.”
The Republic is now closing down again.
According to Macron, around 9,000 patients will likely need intensive care in mid-November, which corresponds to almost the total capacity of the country.
France, which was hit hard by the crown, held its breath before the speech in which Macron would present new restrictions to slow the spread of the infection. The republic is experiencing sharp increases in infection rates, medical care on the brink of congestion, and the highest number of daily deaths since April.
The new restrictions will take effect on Friday and will apply until December 1. People can stay home with the exception of buying necessary food, receiving care, or spending one hour a day to exercise.
You will also be allowed to get to work, if the employer finds it impossible to perform work tasks from home.
Open schools
Most schools will remain open, Macron announces.
– The virus is spreading at a speed that even the most pessimistic forecasts had predicted, he says.
– We are all in the same situation, run over by a second wave that we know will be more difficult and deadly than the first.
The new package of measures is at the same level as during the eight weeks of spring when France closed. The restrictions went into effect then, but as soon as they were relaxed, the spread accelerated as people gathered again in bars, restaurants, universities, schools, etc.
The National Assembly will hold a vote on Thursday on this new blockade.
Around 3,000 people are in intensive care for covid-19. In total, the country has around 5,800 VAT sites.
No choice
More than 35,000 people have died from the viral disease, making France the seventh deadliest country in the world.
When the situation got worse in March and April, France had to install field hospitals and evacuate hundreds of patients to Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria.
The dire economic consequences that followed the spring closure have meant that the government has long been reluctant to introduce a new one; instead, local night curfews have been introduced in Paris and other cities with a high spread of infection. However, the events of the last few days necessitated further stricter measures.
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