The mayor of Paris has ordered the closure of grocery and liquor stores at 10 p.m.

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2020. 11. 06. 11:10

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Thursday that grocery and liquor stores, as well as delivery restaurants, should close at 10 p.m. in the French capital to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The measure is intended to prevent the formation of clusters in front of shops and restaurants in the late evening.

“At 10 p.m., these units will be closed because they have experienced problems in many cases,” the mayor told BFM news television.

Further austerity measures for Paris and its suburbs were decided on Wednesday night by the mayor, Prefect Didier Lallement, who is expected to issue a decree on the matter later in the day.
Anne Hidalgo declined that this would be a curfew, as other street activities are not subject to the 10-hour curfew. (Venczel Katalin, MTI)