Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Living under coronavirus lockdown in Paris

 France has expanded measures to slow the spread of the corona virus, by limiting social contacts still further. DW's Paris correspondent Lisa Louis reports on her life under lock down in the French capital.

Coronavirus on the rise in France as students return



In France, the number of coronavirus infections is on the rise, but the government is against another lockdown. The country is relying on institutions to come up with their own response. Can universities stem the spread as students return to classes?

Paris rocked by fighter jet breaking sound barrier



The shockwave rattled windows, made birds fly up and was heard in every part of the city, leading to a surge in phone calls to police

The sonic boom of a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier reverberated through the French capital Paris and nearby suburbs on Wednesday, the Paris police prefecture said on Twitter.
The shockwave rattled windows, made birds fly up and was heard in every part of the city, leading to a surge in phone calls to police.
It was not immediately clear why a fighter plane was flying over Paris. A defence ministry spokesman confirmed it was a sonic boom but did not immediately offer further comment.
The police urged people not to call emergency services.
Paris has been tense since a knife attack outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Friday.