TOPSHOT - French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech at the end of a visit to the Kolmi-Hopen protective face masks factory in Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou near Angers, central France, on March 31, 2020 amid a new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation Thursday regarding the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
The country has now seen more than 10,000 coronavirus-related deaths and has moved to tighten local confinement measures.
The city of Paris has prohibited any individual sporting activity outdoors between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. local as of Wednesday, while authorities in the city of Biarritz have prohibited sitting on benches for more than two minutes.
“It is important that everyone understands that we absolutely need strict compliance with confinement,” said French health authority director Jerome Salomon Tuesday.
“A slackening would be extremely dangerous for the patients, for the caregivers.”
