French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday night that all of France, including its overseas territories, will once again be closed to the public starting Oct. 30 in response to the rapid rebound of the new coronavirus epidemic. Macron said the second wave of the epidemic will probably be more deadly than the first, but “the economy will not stagnate, nor will it collapse.
France faces second wave of severe neo-coronavirus epidemic. The French Ministry of Health reported Wednesday night that more than 36,000 new cases have been confirmed and 244 new people have died. French President Emmanuel Macron announced in a nationally televised address Wednesday night that the country will again be under lockdown from Friday until December 1.
If we don’t take a new response and wait for mass immunization, at least 400,000 new deaths will occur in France in a few months, Macron said. Macron called on people to “stay at home as much as possible and follow the government’s rules. As in the spring of this year, they will be required to show proof of their intention to leave the house, Macron said.
The new closures will require the closure of bars, restaurants, etc., prohibit people from traveling to and from different areas, require people to stay at home except to buy necessities and medication, and will make work-at-home arrangements universal. Borders outside the Schengen area remain closed. Ports, airports, and entry into France will be subject to rapid checks. Schools will remain open and universities will switch to online classes. Authorities will also allow visits to nursing homes and funerals.
Macron said that France’s economy should not stagnate and will not collapse. During the month-long closure of the city, people’s “work will go on,” he said. You can work outside the home,” he said in a speech, “but if possible, spread teleworking as widely as possible. All public services will remain open, factories, government offices, etc. will remain open, but nationwide, bars, restaurants, and non-essential stores will be closed. The government will have a “special program” for the self-employed, small and medium-sized businesses.
Macron said that the epidemic is at an alert level in all regions of the country and that the virus is spreading faster than expected, but at the same time the government wants to protect the economy. He hopes that the new restrictions will bring down the number of new cases diagnosed per day to 5,000 per day.
The government will review the results within 15 days and if the situation improves, it will allow stores to reopen, especially in the important period before Christmas,” he said. Macron hopes that the new measures will contain the epidemic and that the French will be able to celebrate Christmas and New Year together at the end of the year.
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