There’s no safe haven:
Authorities in Paris have banned exercise outside during the day, as the fight against the coronavirus outbreak continues.
The new rules are in force between 10:00 and 19:00 local time, and come into effect on Wednesday.
Mayor Anne Hidalgo and the chief of police said this would restrict people to exercise “when the streets are generally at their quietest”.
France has one of the highest death tolls in the world from the virus.
In total, 8,911 people have died there, and the number of confirmed cases is almost at 100,000.
On Tuesday, French Health Minister Olivier Véran said the outbreak had yet to reach its peak, telling broadcaster BFMTV, “We are still in a worsening phase of the epidemic.”
The Paris daytime jogging ban followed a sunny weekend marked by large groups of people running and walking in the city’s parks, despite police controls that include fines for violating the lockdown.
