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Paris, Apr 4 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Ian Langsdon) In a new attempt to stop the advance of the pandemic, France this month faces its third confinement in a year, which although it is lighter than the Prior to March and November, schools and businesses considered non-essential will close. FOOTAGE OF THE STREETS OF PARIS THIS SUNDAY.
Berlin, Mar 23 (EFE).- Germany will tighten its lockdown measures for a five-day period over the Easter holidays in a bid to stem a third wave of Covid-19.Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of the country's 16 federal states made this decision early Tuesday following 11 hours of talks to assess the country's current pandemic situation.Political leaders agreed that all stores apart from grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations would close during the holiday weekend between April 1 through 5.Public gatherings will be banned during that time, too.Merkel said the number of Covid-19 cases was rising exponentially, adding the situation in Germany was serious.Leaders also agreed to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown until April 18, with private gatherings limited to one person from another household."It is absolutely essential that we are hitting the emergency brake," said Merkel, justifying the strict measures in view of the growing number of infections.The chancellor underlined that it is important to ease the pressure on intensive care units as well as control the spread of more contagious coronavirus variants.Lockdown measures have left almost all shops in Germany shut since December 16, while restaurants and bars have been closed since early November.Earlier this month, the country allowed hairdressers, florists and hardware stores to reopen for business in some areas. VIDEO: ARCHIVE
Cannes (France), Mar 6 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Sebastien Nogier).- The streets of the French city of Cannes were empty on Saturday amid the weekend lockdown imposed by regional health authorities.FOOTAGE OF CANNES
Paris, Oct 30 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Yohan Valat / Guillaume Horcajuelo).- France has imposed a second coronavirus lockdown starting on Friday as the country has registered a sharp rise in the number of cases.FOOTAGE OF PARIS AND MARSEILLE ON FRIDAY.
Traffic pulls in to the Saint-Arnoult tollbooth on the A6 motorway near Paris, as population containment measures come into force across France to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. IMAGES
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