{"id":273284,"date":"2020-10-28T22:08:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T02:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=273284"},"modified":"2020-10-28T22:08:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T02:08:36","slug":"france-heads-for-2nd-virus-lockdown-as-infections-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/28\/france-heads-for-2nd-virus-lockdown-as-infections-soar\/","title":{"rendered":"France heads for 2nd virus lockdown as infections soar"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_273285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-273285\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barthelemy-de-mazenod-NU1Iv7aPnGI-unsplash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-273285\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barthelemy-de-mazenod-NU1Iv7aPnGI-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barthelemy-de-mazenod-NU1Iv7aPnGI-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barthelemy-de-mazenod-NU1Iv7aPnGI-unsplash-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barthelemy-de-mazenod-NU1Iv7aPnGI-unsplash-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/barthelemy-de-mazenod-NU1Iv7aPnGI-unsplash-1024x679.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-273285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The announcement came as France reported 36,437 more Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the overall count to over 1,235,132. (File photo: Barthelemy de Mazenod\/Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>PARIS<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 France will enter a second coronavirus lockdown from Friday midnight, the country\u2019s president announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The national lockdown will remain in place at least until Dec. 1, Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came as France reported 36,437 more Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the overall count to over 1,235,132.<\/p>\n<p>The death toll grew by 244 to reach 35,785, while hospitalizations stand at 15,177, with 2,145 patients under intensive care.<\/p>\n<p>In a 20-minute speech, Macron outlined the restrictions being imposed on various industries and sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Academic institutes, from nursery to university level, will remain open, albeit with stricter health protocols.<\/p>\n<p>All non-essential businesses, including bars and restaurants, will be closed across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Visits to nursing and retirement homes will not be prohibited, according to the president.<\/p>\n<p>The lockdown will affect mainland France but not its overseas territories.<\/p>\n<p>The new measures still have to be approved by lawmakers, who will be briefed by Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Castex is scheduled to hold a news conference on Thursday evening to give more details about the lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>The stricter confinement measures are part of France\u2019s attempts to prevent hospitals from being overloaded.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, nearly 50 percent of intensive care units throughout the country are currently occupied, according to official data.\u00a0<em><strong>(Anadolu)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARIS\u00a0\u2013 France will enter a second coronavirus lockdown from Friday midnight, the country\u2019s president announced on Wednesday. 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