NSTworld President Emmanuel Macron on Monday extended France’s strict lockdown to combat the CoronaVirusNigeria until May 11, with a progressive relaxation of the measures planned after that if the outbreak has slowed.
The epidemic was “beginning to steady... hope is returning“, Macron said in an address to the nation.But he also warned that easing the lockdown then “would only be possible if we continue to be good citizens, responsible and respect the rules, and if the spread of the virus has indeed continued to slow,” he said.
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on multiple monitors in Paris, as he speaks from the Elysee Palace during a televised address to the nation on April 13, 2020, on the 28th day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus.
“May 11 will be the start of a new phase. It will be progressive and the rules can be adapted according to our results,” he said. “We lacked gowns, gloves, gel and we were not able to hand out as many masks as we would have liked,” he said.
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