Jean Castex announced Thursday that outings, in the 16 departments affected by new restrictions against Covid-19, would be limited to "10 kilometers around home", with a certificate, and that interregional travel would be "prohibited".

"It will be possible to leave home for a walk, to get some fresh air or to play sports, during the day, with no time limit but with a certificate, and on condition of staying within a radius of 10 kilometers around your home. ", announced Thursday the Prime Minister, Jean Castex.

For the inhabitants of the 16 departments concerned by the confinement, inter-regional travel will be prohibited except for compelling or professional reasons, he said during a new press conference on the health situation linked to Covid-19 in France.

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