More than 400 people are in serious condition, raising fears hospitals might be overrun. FMTNews France
PARIS: Many streets in French cities were deserted Monday as schools, cafes and a range of businesses were shuttered on government orders and President Emmanuel Macron weighed additional measures to contain a fast-escalating coronavirus outbreak.
More than 400 people are in hospital in a serious condition, raising fears that hospitals might be overrun. Macron, who maintained a first round of nationwide municipal elections that took place Sunday despite widespread contagion fears, was discussing additional infection-curbing measures Monday with senior government officials.
The announcement came just hours before Macron was due to give a televised address to the nation at 8pm Monday. Among the few people out and about on the streets of the capital, several wore disposable gloves and masks or simply wrapped a scarf around their faces.
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