French Riviera cities under lockdown as new infections soar
AP
27th February, 2021 03:37:49
Residents of Nice in the French Riviera will be denied their strolls along the beach on a sunny weekend, under a temporary local lockdown imposed to curb soaring COVID-19 infections.
Starting on Friday evening, Nice and the surrounding coastal area will be under weekend lockdowns for at least two weeks, in addition to a national 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. The northern port of Dunkirk is under similar restrictions.
In both places, numbers of infections have spiked and hospitals are overwhelmed, with some patients being transferred to other French regions.