France has so far avoided a third lockdown to battle Covid-19 but, with case numbers starting to rise, the government of President Emmanuel Macron is beginning to impose restrictions on a local basis.Mayors do not have the power to impose lockdowns which must be approved by the government but Paris deputy mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said a three week measure would give "hope of everything reopening again" including cafes and cultural establishments."You can't force yourself to live in a semi-prison for months.
Now you have to make courageous decisions," he told France Info radio late on Thursday, adding the city hall would propose the measure to the government.However right-wing critics slammed the call, saying that the move by the city hall.