As the coronavirus pandemic intensifies in Europe. France increased the number of regions where curfews will imposed to 54. 46 million people will affected by the ban in the country. In Italy and Germany, records broken in the number of cases.
While the number of coronavirus cases in Europe is breaking record after record, European countries are announcing curfews and restrictions repeatedly.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex at the press conference. He announced that 38 more regions added to the curfew imposed in France as part of the fight against Covid-19. As of October 24, the number of regions where curfews will imposed in the country increased to 54.
Stating that the current situation of the epidemic in the country is serious, Castex. He announced that the curfew in the country with a population of 67 million will cover 46 million people. Castex noted that if they fail to stop the pandemic, much more drastic measures will be taken.
The French prime minister also stated that the coming weeks will be difficult and the casualties will increase.
In France, a curfew was declared between 21.00-06.00 due to the critical increase in coronavirus cases in some regions including Paris.