France enters total quarantine until May

The decision taken by Macron will come into effect throughout the month of April and it was taken because of the increase in coronavirus cases and the high occupancy rate of intensive care beds.

Total quarantine in France will involve the closure of non-essential businesses, gastronomic will only work with the delivery method, lelementary and secondary schools will be closed for four weeks, there will be rrestriction of movement between regions, and people should not be more than 10 kilometers from their homes.

The executive chaired by Emmanuel Macron had a new emergency meeting this Wednesday morning with the health authorities, who had already argued that the pandemic was uncontrollable and did not exclude the new confinement for the whole country.

On March 20, the government tightened restrictions for the most affected departments and localities, including the Paris region, although they did not affect the free movement of citizens too much, as many establishments remain open and meetings are allowed outside, although with few people, which will be prohibited until May.