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Added on the 26/03/2020 21:20:02 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
With luxury boutiques and hotels closed, Rue de Rivoli in Paris is deserted as the French nation enters day 50 of lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19. Only a few vehicles are still passing on the street, which the City Hall plans close to private cars on 11 May. IMAGES
Shops are closed in the centre of Rouen, as passers-by stroll in empty streets, on the first day of a new lockdown order to slow the spread of Covid-19. IMAGES
In the southern French city of Nice, a restaurant defies the government and opens for the day, in a symbolic message of protest against anti-Covid government measures which have decimated the hospitality industry. IMAGES
On the 34th day of France's lockdown against the coronavirus, time in the Pantheon district of Paris seems to stand still. On a warm, spring day only the sound of a few walkers, joggers and the occasional vehicle break the silence. IMAGES
The banks of the Ourcq canal in Paris, a hotspot for locals and tourists in spring and summer, are virtually deserted on the 33rd day of a national confinement amid the coronavirus crisis. IMAGES