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PARIS, Oct 15 \u00a0— French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced that nightly curfew will be imposed in Paris and other cities, as a state of emergency has been declared in France to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview broadcast on national television, Macron said the curfew, effective from Saturday, will be imposed from 9 pm\u00a0to 6 am in the Ile-de-France region, where the capital Paris is located, and eight other cities, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report said in addition to Paris and the region surrounding it, the new measures also targeted the cities of Lille, Grenoble, Lyon, Aix-Marseille, Montpellier, Rouen, Saint-Etienne, and Toulouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The measures are the latest imposed by the president to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, in what has been deemed by health officials as a second wave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

France’s Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 22,591 new COVID-19 infections, with cases now totaling 779,063. The death toll in the country reached 33,037 as 104 new fatalities were reported over the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macron also called for limiting gatherings to no more than six people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said those receiving the work welfare benefit and housing aid will receive \u20ac100 to \u20ac150 per child over the next six weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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