Prognosis
France Heads to Monthlong Lockdown as Virus Gains in Europe
- President Macron announced restrictions starting Saturday
- Schools will be shut for three weeks, underscoring gravity
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced a nationwide four-week lockdown, closing schools and business, in the latest and alarming sign that Europe is yet again losing control of the pandemic.
“We did everything we could to make these decisions as late as possible, when they became strictly necessary. That is now,” Macron said in a televised address on Wednesday. New variants make the virus “more contagious and deadlier.”