France wave 2 curfew

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a night-time curfew to battle the second wave of coronavirus hitting the country. He has initiated the curfew in Paris and eight other cities.

The curfew will begin from 9 p.m. and will last till 6 a.m. becoming effective from Saturday for a total of four weeks. Anyone violating the curfew will be charged a sum of $159.

Driving is allowed within the allotted curfew time but with good and appropriate reasons. The President said that they have not yet lost control over the situation but it is not the time to rest.

20,000 new cases are coming into light every single day. He said that this is the time to worry and take appropriate actions to handle the situation properly.

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News source: BBC

Update by Ayesha Ayub