France to lock down as UK told 'avoid contact'

Breaking  More details on France's tough measures

President Macron is announcing a raft of measures as he puts France on a war-footing to fight the virus.

Here are the key details:

• All non-essential movement to be banned from Tuesday midday for 15 days; residents must stay at home
• Punishments for those flouting the regulations
• Army to be used to help transport the sick to hospital
• Military hospital to be used in Alsace, near German border
• Borders to be closed in agreement with other European Union countries
• Second round of local elections postponed
• No business, regardless of size, will be allowed to fail 
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  Breaking  France to be locked down from Tuesday

  France will go into enforced lockdown from Tuesday midday, French President Emmanuel Macron has said in a national address from the Elysee Palace.
  All residents have been ordered to stay at home, and can only leave for essential reasons.
  Movements will be very severely limited, he said,
  "We are at war," the president said numerous times
• https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-51903319