France Doesn’t Rule Out Localized Curfews to Tackle COVID-19 Outbreaks - FARS

(FNA)- France’s Secretary of State Clement Beaune revealed that localized curfews could return, as coronavirus cases are rising above a proposed incidence threshold in many regions.

Beaune stated the re-imposition of regional curfews could be used to combat COVID-19 outbreaks in certain areas across France, claiming that the move is “a possibility” that has “not been ruled out” in an interview with BFMTV on Monday.

The secretary of state detailed that the measures will be applied in regions where it is deemed necessary and will be adjusted “according to the gravity of the situation".

Beaune argued that it is “necessary until vaccination progresses".

Across France’s 96 departments, over a third (38.5%) have exceeded the alert rate of 50 cases for every 100,000 people, mainly in the South of the country. French President Emmanuel Macron set the incidence rate – the number of positive COVID-19 cases required for regions to impose local anti-virus restrictions – at 200 infections per 100,000 people if hospitalizations are also increasing.