PARIS: (HRNW) France announced plans to shut down large swathes of public life for a month from Friday (tomorrow) after rapid rise in the coronavirus cases,.
France has seen more than 50,000 new cases a day, President Emmanuel Macron will give a televised address in the evening and is expected to announce further restrictions following curfew measures introduced across much of the country last week.
News television BFM TV reported that the government was considering a month-long lockdown from midnight on Thursday, but there was no confirmation from Macron s office.
European stock markets hit their lowest levels since June on Wednesday while the euro fell against the dollar and the Cboe Volatility Index .VIX, known as Wall Street s “fear gauge”, surged to its highest level in nearly two months.
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