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| Paris beefs up police patrols and Lyon bans booze as French authorities fear warm weather will spark Covid rule-breaking | Paris beefs up police patrols and Lyon bans booze as French authorities fear warm weather will spark Covid rule-breaking |
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| The French government has announced it will strengthen its police patrols ahead of predicted warm weather this weekend in a bid to make sure the rise in temperatures isn’t matched by a surge in Covid-19 cases. | The French government has announced it will strengthen its police patrols ahead of predicted warm weather this weekend in a bid to make sure the rise in temperatures isn’t matched by a surge in Covid-19 cases. |
| Officials in numerous parts of the country fear a combination of pleasant spring weather and the break-up of some schools for holidays could encourage people to gather in groups, thus risking the increased spread of the virus. | Officials in numerous parts of the country fear a combination of pleasant spring weather and the break-up of some schools for holidays could encourage people to gather in groups, thus risking the increased spread of the virus. |
| Police chiefs in the capital will launch a “large-scale” operation involving 4,000 officers from Saturday to enforce the country’s strict 6pm to 6am curfews, imposed to stem the spread of Covid-19. | Police chiefs in the capital will launch a “large-scale” operation involving 4,000 officers from Saturday to enforce the country’s strict 6pm to 6am curfews, imposed to stem the spread of Covid-19. |
| Increased patrols in Paris’s wider Île-de-France region will be mobilized to ensure people are not traveling unnecessarily. | Increased patrols in Paris’s wider Île-de-France region will be mobilized to ensure people are not traveling unnecessarily. |
| Meanwhile, police controls are also to be stepped up in the neighboring Eure-et-Loir region and in the northeastern department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. | Meanwhile, police controls are also to be stepped up in the neighboring Eure-et-Loir region and in the northeastern department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. |
| Even more stringent measures are being imposed in France’s third-largest city, Lyon, where police will enforce a ban on public alcohol consumption from 12 noon to 6pm on Saturday. | Even more stringent measures are being imposed in France’s third-largest city, Lyon, where police will enforce a ban on public alcohol consumption from 12 noon to 6pm on Saturday. |
| The booze ban affects multiple streets in the city between the Rhône and Saône rivers, which police say has become a problem area for informal gatherings in recent weeks. | The booze ban affects multiple streets in the city between the Rhône and Saône rivers, which police say has become a problem area for informal gatherings in recent weeks. |
| The concern comes as Lyon and Paris are set for highs of 17C this weekend, while temperatures are forecast to surge to the low-20s in some southern areas, including on France’s Atlantic Coast. | The concern comes as Lyon and Paris are set for highs of 17C this weekend, while temperatures are forecast to surge to the low-20s in some southern areas, including on France’s Atlantic Coast. |
| “Now is not the time to slack off,” French Health Minister Olivier Véran warned on Thursday, adding that the game against Covid-19 “is not yet won” and urging the public to remain vigilant. | “Now is not the time to slack off,” French Health Minister Olivier Véran warned on Thursday, adding that the game against Covid-19 “is not yet won” and urging the public to remain vigilant. |
| France has recorded almost 83,000 Covid-19 deaths and 3.4 million cases of the virus in total. | France has recorded almost 83,000 Covid-19 deaths and 3.4 million cases of the virus in total. |
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