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Added on the 19/04/2020 13:18:15 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Paris's business district is almost deserted after a strict lockdown requiring most people in France to remain at home came into effect at midday, prohibiting all but essential outings in a bid to curb the coronavirus spread. IMAGES
With luxury boutiques and hotels closed, Rue de Rivoli in Paris is deserted as the French nation enters day 50 of lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19. Only a few vehicles are still passing on the street, which the City Hall plans close to private cars on 11 May. IMAGES
The banks of the Ourcq canal in Paris, a hotspot for locals and tourists in spring and summer, are virtually deserted on the 33rd day of a national confinement amid the coronavirus crisis. IMAGES
Aerial images shot by the Paris Police Department show the Île de la Cité in central Paris and its surrounding neighbourhoods, usually bustling with tourists and residents, eerily empty on the 29th day of anti-coronavirus confinement in France. AERIAL IMAGES
Joggers leave the Saint-Martin canal in Paris as all individual sporting activities are banned from 10 a.m to 7 p.m to keep people from bending anti-coronavirus lockdown measures. President Emmanuel Macron is expected to warn France its lockdown to combat the coronavirus must go on for several more weeks at least, while also outlining how the country will recover from the crisis. IMAGES
Quatre patients atteints du Covid-19, hospitalisés en réanimation sur l'île de la Réunion, sont évacués vers un aéroport de la région parisienne par vol sanitaire. Une opération sans précédent par la durée du vol, 11 heures, et le nombre de malades transportés.