European roundup: French cities given curfew; Italy breaks March record
by Jon Henley in Paris, Angela Giuffrida in Rome and from World news | The Guardian on (#5947P)
Germany among others bringing in new restrictions, and daily records set in Poland and Croatia
Residents of major French cities including the Paris region are to be confined to their homes between 9pm and 6am, Emmanuel Macron has said, as governments across Europe battle to contain record numbers of Covid-19 infections.
The French president used a prime-time TV interview on Wednesday to announce the curfew, which will be in place for four weeks from midnight on Saturday and will affect nine cities including Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse and Lille.
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