⁍ French people will only be allowed to leave the house for food shopping, commuting to work, medical or pressing family reasons.
⁍ Prime Minister Jean Castex also said in a news conference that outdoor exercise would be allowed for one hour per day.
– France has declared a state of emergency over an outbreak of the respiratory illness known as coronavirus, which has now infected more than 100 people in the country, the BBC reports. According to Reuters, the state of emergency will last for 21 days and all non-essential travel will be banned. People will be allowed to leave the house only for food shopping, commuting to work, medical or pressing family reasons, and outdoor exercise will be allowed for one hour per day.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-castex/france-restricts-outdoor-movement-under-new-covid-19-lockdown-pm-says-idUSKBN27E34A