Paris, France — Parisians packed inter-city trains leaving the capital on Friday hours ahead of a new lockdown in the French capital imposed to combat a surge in coronavirus infections.
The new restrictions, announced by Prime Minister Jean Castex late on Thursday, apply to around a third of the country’s population affecting Paris and several other regions in the north and south.
The government has insisted that the new month-long lockdown will be more limited than the two others imposed last year, with schools open and outdoor exercise allowed for an unlimited amount of time.
But the approach of the new curbs in Paris from midnight Friday encouraged many to leave the not…
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