12hr Covid curfews announced for all of France for at least 15 days, PM says pressure on hospitals is ‘high’

The entirety of France

The entirety of France will be placed under a 6pm-6am curfew for at least 15 days from Saturday in a bid to ease the pressure of Covid-19 on the country’s health system, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday.

The 12-hour curfews are currently already in place for 25 of mainland France’s 95 administrative areas – known as departements – but they will now be extended to the rest of the country, which is currently under an 8pm curfew.

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