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France is closing schools across the country for three weeks due to the corona pandemic. President Emmanuel Macron announced this in a televised speech on Wednesday night.
Distance classes nationwide will run for one week, followed by two weeks of Spring Break. It is the first time in the current school year that schools in France are closed due to Corona. In addition, the restrictions on citizens and businesses, which are already largely in place, will be extended to the entire country.
In France, it had been speculated for some time that Macron would turn to his compatriots again due to the tense situation.
Hospitals have already raised the alarm
More recently, Prime Minister Jean Castex had announced new restrictions on several occasions. So far, schools in France have only been closed during the first strict closure last spring. After that, Macron insisted on keeping this open as long as possible.
The situation of the crown in France has again deteriorated significantly. Hospitals in the Paris metropolitan area, in particular, raised the alarm because intensive care units were overcrowded. The number of new corona infections per 100,000 inhabitants in a week was recently 375 nationwide. Last week, Germany classified France as a high-incidence area and tightened entry regulations. In the country of around 67 million people, more than 95,000 people have died so far. (SDA)
Posted: March 31, 2021, 43 minutes ago
Last Updated: March 31, 2021, 39 minutes ago
