France’s Macron Orders Third Lockdown, Closes Schools
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(Worthy News) – President Emmanuel Macron ordered France into its third national lockdown Wednesday in an effort to slow a third wave of COVID-19 infecting his country.
Among the lockdown measures, Macron closed all schools for three weeks beginning next Monday.
Macron had hoped to avoid a lockdown and the effect it would have on the economy. However, the country’s death toll is nearing 100,000 and it has struggled with a vaccine rollout that has been slower than hoped for. A rise in cases is crippling intensive care units in areas hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. [ Source: VOA News (Read More…) ]
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