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Paris streets virtually empty as Coronavirus measures take hold

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Tourists are a rare sighting in Paris due to measures taken by the French government to contain the spread of coronavirus. There is still traffic in the French capital, but relatively little - giving the impression the city is going in slow motion. IMAGES

Added on the 16/03/2020 12:00:39 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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