France may impose third national lockdown

In the coming days, the French authorities may declare a new, third in a row, quarantine due to coronavirus, Report informs referring to Le Journal du Dimanche.

The decision will be made 'in the very near future,' now the terms of a new lockdown and specific restrictions are being discussed.

The announcement of the next quarantine is associated with the rapid spread of the ‘British’ variant of the coronavirus and a new strain from South Africa in France.

French President Emmanuel Macron is to deliver speech on new restrictions on January 27, after a meeting of the Defense Council devoted to this issue, the newspaper said.

The new quarantine regime will enter into force by the end of next week and will last at least three weeks, the sources said.

The first quarantine regime in France was introduced due to the spread of the coronavirus on March 17 last year and was in effect until May 11.

The second quarantine was announced on October 30 and was in effect until December 15.