On March 16, 2020 French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France is to go into total lockdown. The country’s borders closed and socialising outside is banned, people will only be permitted to leave their homes for necessary trips such as going to work or the supermarket.
He declared “we are at war” with coronavirus, “after the number of COVID-19 cases “doubled every three days” to more than 5,000 people”, 127 people have died.
Similar lockdowns are already in place in Italy (March 9) and Spain (March 15)