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France enters four-week light lockdown
    2021-04-06  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

FRANCE’S extension of a light COVID-19 lockdown from 19 areas to all of the mainland and the Mediterranean island Corsica came into effect Sunday. It will last at least four weeks.

The French Government had been trying to stem COVID-19’s resurgence with regional measures — but now across the country nonessential businesses are closed and people’s trips are limited to a 10-kilometer radius around their homes.

The definition of essential businesses is far more expansive than it was during the strict first lockdown in spring 2020: Bookshops, hairdressers, florists chocolate shops, music shops and car dealerships can all remain open.

The 6 a.m.-7 p.m. curfew was also extended from the 19 regions including Paris to all of mainland France and Corsica.

Travel between different French regions has been banned for the duration of the nationwide light lockdown, unless people have a “compelling” or work-related reason for it.

Unveiling the measures March 31, French President Emmanuel Macron also announced that schools will be closed starting from today — for three weeks for nursery and primary school pupils and four weeks for middle and high-school students.

The extended light lockdown measures came into effect after France announced Saturday that 5,273 people were in intensive care with COVID-19, a rise of 19 from the previous day.

Meanwhile, Britain is planning to test a series of measures including “coronavirus status certifications” over the coming weeks to see if they can allow people to safely return to mass gatherings at sports arenas, nightclubs and concerts.

People attending a range of events this month and in May, including a club night and key FA Cup soccer matches, will need to be tested both before and after. The trials will also gather evidence on how ventilation and different approaches to social distancing could enable large events to go ahead.

Officials are also developing plans to test out COVID-19 passports that are expected to show if a person has received a vaccine, has recently tested negative for the virus, or has some immunity due to having had coronavirus in the previous six months.

Authorities in Britain have said the passes could involve the use of an app or paper certificates for those who don’t have access to the digital option.

(SD-Agencies)

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