we begin in france today, where a third national lockdown looms large, but the french government is insisting it s doing everything possible to avert more restrictions that could be devastating for the economy. a year ago to the day, president macron appeared on television confirming the closure of schools and the stay at home order that led to the country s first lockdown. officials say the paris region may be forced to lock down soon, as patients with new covid 19 variants fill up hospitals intensive care wards, with special medical planes taking patients from the paris area to less saturated regions over the weekend. france currently has a 6pm nationwide curfew in place with weekend lockdowns in two regions, but it is still seeing a rise in case numbers. joining me now is tomasz michalski, economics professor, hec paris. good to see you again. first, do you think a third nationwide lockdown is inevitable as macro unfortunately, the lockdown of some sorts might appear at t
AP Government has a new shock for Theatres: The government of Andhra Pradesh has been strict on their stand and slashed down the ticket prices for movies in the state. There are raids conducted on several theatres and some among them are forced to be shut in the state.
AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh government extended the COVID-19 curfew till October 31, but has limited it to only five hours from now on. This decision was taken keeping in mind the number of Coronavirus cases which has come down significantly. Accordingly, the curfew will now be in force from 12 midnight to 5 AM only. So far the curfew hours were 11 PM to 6 AM. The Andhra