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Paris goes back to lockdown
By EUobserver
French prime minister Jean Castex announced a limited month-long lockdown for Paris and several other regions to combat surging Covid-19 cases, AFP reports, while insisting the measures would be less strict than in the past. Non-essential businesses will close and movement outside will be restricted in the affected areas, schools will stay open, and outdoor exercise is allowed up to 10 kilometres from home, he said.