Edouard Philippe announced Saturday March 14 the closure at midnight of all "places receiving the public not essential to life in the country", calling on the French to "more discipline" in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Restaurants, bars, nightclubs, cinemas are expected to close. Shops are also affected, with the exception of food stores, pharmacies, banks, tobacconists and petrol stations, the Prime Minister said.

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