Paris and its surrounding suburbs are to be put under 'maximum alert' Monday as coronavirus cases surge in the city.
Paris and its surrounding suburbs are to be put under "maximum alert" Monday as coronavirus cases surge in the city.
A bar in France. The French capital has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases and was recently designated a "red zone," which imposes set of restrictions on public gatherings and the sale of alcohol.Paris and its surrounding suburbs have been put on "maximum alert" Monday as coronavirus cases surge in the city.
Specific measures are set to be outlined by Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo at 11.30 a.m. local time Monday and will come into effect on Tuesday. The measures are expected to last for 15 days, the news agency reported. University halls must not be more than half full either.France reported almost 17,000 new cases on Saturday and a further 12,565 confirmed infections on Sunday,, bringing the total number of cases to 629,509, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Aurelien Rousseau, head of Paris' regional health agency who will be among the officials announcing restrictive measures Monday, said that it was futile to ignore the seriousness of the situation, tweeting on Sunday: "I see no reason for the denial. The figures are there, they weigh heavily."
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