Europe hit by COVID-19 resurgence; month-long curfew begins in Paris

About 20 million people in Paris and eight other French cities on Saturday entered their first night of a 9 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew, which will last for at least a month, after the country on Thursday saw a new daily high of 30,000 COVID-19 cases.

French President Emmanuel Macron ordered nightly curfew on Wednesday to tackle a surging second wave of the coronavirus, saying now was not the time for conviviality.

An empty street as the curfew starts in Paris, France, October 17, 2020. /CFP

Police officers patrol before the curfew starts within the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic measures as the virus continues to spread in Paris, France, October 16, 2020. /Getty Images

Local residents were seen dining out on the cusp of the COVID-19 curfew in Paris, France, October 14, 2020. /CFP