In 15 French departments, restrictions have been tightened due to the active spread of coronavirus infection. This was announced on Friday, January 1, on the air TF1 by a government official Gabriel Attal, reports RIA Novosti .
So, the curfew has been expanded, which will now start not from 20:00, but from 18:00 local time. This innovation will affect such departments as the Alpes-Maritimes, Meurthe et Moselle, Saone et Loire, Moselle.
“This is a tough decision. In a week we will study the effect of this extended curfew across 15 departments,” Attal said.
He also assessed the chances of reopening the work of cultural institutions, stressing that so far this will not happen due to the spread of the virus.
The day before it became it is known that a new strain of coronavirus detected in December Republic of South Africa (RSA), reached France: the Ministry of Health of the republic discovered the first case of infection. The virus was detected in a man who returned to the country from South Africa. Infectionists have confirmed that he has the “South African” strain 501.V2.