![]() “We are adopting a third way, a way that should allow us to rein in the pandemic without locking people up,” Castex said. ![]() Hairdressers, bookshops and florists can stay open and people are allowed to exercise outdoors as often as they like during the day within 10km (6 miles) of their home.įrance’s night-time curfew now begins at 7pm rather than 6pm, schools remain open (although senior high-school education revert to a hybrid half-at-home, half-at-school schedule) and all employees who can work at home are required to do so.Ī study by the Pasteur Institute this month showed contamination at work accounted for 15% of new cases. Lasting for at least four weeks, the measures are less strict than previous lockdowns and some experts have questioned whether they will be sufficient. There are more people in intensive care in the Paris region than during the second wave in November, with hospital capacity now saturated. The prime minister, Jean Castex, last week reimposed a partial “lockdown lite” on 16 départements – including the greater Paris region – that are home to roughly a third of the country’s population, closing non-essential shops are and banning inter-regional travel. ![]() Interactive France 4.3m cases, 92,300 deathsįrance’s labour minister, Elisabeth Borne, became the fifth member of Emmanuel Macron’s cabinet – besides the president – to test positive for Covid-19 as the seven-day average of new daily cases exceeded 30,000, up from 10,000 in December. “Given the current infection dynamics, forceful action is still required.” “Without significant restrictions, the number of new infections will increase to the point that the health system risks being overwhelmed by April,” a draft document read. The weekly infection rate has increased to 107 per 100,000, up from the mid-60s three weeks ago, prompting authorities for the first time to consider overnight curfews in highly infected areas, as well as quarantine for people returning to Germany. Discussions about the closure of schools and nurseries, as well as a possible lifting of restrictions over Easter, continued. Private gatherings are again expected to be limited to no more than one person from outside the household, excluding children under 14. Staff who can work from home will be asked to continue doing so until 18 April rather than return to the workplace on 28 March. ![]() Some hard-hit areas may have to reimpose strict measures again, with shops and some schools very likely to close. “But so is the opening of society when it is not done in a safe and a controlled manner.” Germany 2.6m cases, 75,000 deathsĪfter reopening schools in late February and allowing hairdressers and some shops to resume business in March, Germany is to prolong its partial lockdown into April as new cases surge to more than 13,000 a day on a rolling seven-day average.Ĭhancellor Angela Merkel met leaders of the country’s 16 states on Monday for what were supposed to be talks about a further easing of restrictions, but instead agreed a pause to the planned reopening of bars, restaurants, leisure and cultural venues. “The spread of the variants is driving the increase,” Hans Kluge, the WHO’s Europe director, said last week. Up to 50% more transmissible than the original virus, it may also be more deadly. The variant first found in Britain is spreading significantly in at least 27 European countries and is now dominant in Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, according to the World Health Organization.
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