its pubs, restaurants and cafes over a resurgence in cases, the second city to do so after marseille. however, the government kept insisting that they would not impose a second nationwide lockdown. on 10 october 2020, france recorded its then biggest daily increase in new cases with 26,896 new infections. president macron announced in an interview on prime-time television on 14 october 2020 that in view of the vertiginous spread of the disease in several major cities, there would be 9 pm–6am curfews imposed in areas which have become hotspots for the virus in the country, to last for 4 weeks; the financial aid measures and furloughing scheme for affected business would be re-introduced. on 15 october 2020, france became the first country in europe to record more than 30,000 cases in a day, with 30,621 cases reported. this increase pushed france over the 800,000 mark in terms of cases, only the third country in europe to reach this figure. on 22 october 2020, prime minister of france jean castex extended the overnight curfew to 38 more departments as cases surged, affecting 46 million people (67% population). on 23 october 2020, france's confirmed cases of covid-19 passed 1 million. the total number of confirmed cases was 1,048,075, with an increase of 42,032, the highest daily rise in a 24-hour period. on 25 october 2020, daily cases topped 50,000 for the first time, with a total of 52,013 new cases reported. on 28 october 2020, macron announced on a televised address that france would enter a second nationwide lockdown from 30 october 2020 that would last until at least 1 december 2020. non-essential businesses such as pubs and restaurants would close but schools and factories would remain open. november 2020 on 5 november 2020, paris mayor anne hidalgo announced further restrictions in paris after some citizens were caught disobeying existing rules. these included requiring food shops to close at 10:00 pm to prevent people from gathering there. on 12 november 2020, french prime minister jean castex said in a press conference that any loosening of restrictions at the start of december would be "strictly limited", meaning businesses like restaurants, bars and sports halls would remain closed. he also stated that 1 in 4 deaths in france were at that time due to covid-19. december 2020 on 17 december 2020, macron tested positive for covid-19. on 27 december 2020, a 78-year-old woman became the first person in france to get vaccinated against covid-19. she received the first dose of pfizer-biontech vaccine at the rené-muret hospital in sevran, seine-saint-denis. 2021 on 31 march 2021, in a televised address to the nation, president macron announced a third national lockdown to begin on 3 april 2021, and to last for at least a month. macron warned that the country would "lose control if we do not move now". principal measures announced included the closure of non-essential shops during the national lockdown and the suspension of attendance at schools for three weeks. during the national lockdown, domestic travel was banned and a nationwide curfew from 7pm-6am remained in place. on 25 april, health authorities that the country has 5,473,579 confirmed cases with 76,502 deaths and 13,834,667 people have been given the first dose of vaccine. on 29 april, president macron announced dates for the easing of restrictions from the third national lockdown: 19 may: curfew moves from 19:00 to 21:00. shops, museums, cinemas, terraces, outdoor sports venues can reopen. gatherings of more than ten people are prohibited. 9 june: curfew extended to 23:00. cafes and restaurants can reopen inside with tables of up to six people. 30 june: curfew comes to an end. on 2 december, the first confirmed case of the omicron variant in france have been reported. 2022 lille, 2022 on 5 january, president macron said he, "really wants to piss off the non-vaccinated". on 13 january, the french senate approves president macron's new set of measures that include a vaccine pass to enter public facilitates. timeline of measures national restrictions (within metropolitan france) relating to the covid-19 pandemic legend school closures closure of restaurants and museums travel restrictions: full stay-at-home order, part-time curfew, beyond 100 km legal regime : sanitary state of emergency, lifting of state of emergency health pass restrictions measures enacted effective from 4–14 march 2020 : first bans on gatherings ban on gatherings of more than 5000 people in enclosed spaces 5 march 2020 ban on all gatherings of more than 1000 people 10 march 2020 ban on all gatherings of more than 100 people 14 march 2020 ban on ships carrying more than 100 passengers from calling in on or anchoring in inland and territorial waters 14 march 2020 17 march 2020 – 10 may 2020: first national lockdown closure of most public establishments. only "essential services (food shops, pharmacies, banks, newsagents, petrol/service stations...) and all essential public services" are authorised to remain open. citizens asked to "avoid gatherings where possible, limit meetings with friends and family, only use public transport to go to work if presence at the workplace is essential, and to only leave the home to buy essential groceries, to briefly exercise or to vote in local elections" 15 march 2020 closure of schools and institutes of higher education 16 march 2020 ban on all religious gatherings except for funeral services with fewer than 20 attendees 16 march 2020 ban on all travel except relating to professional activity, buying essential goods, health or family reasons or brief individual exercise. those outside the home were required to carry identification and a signed and dated declaration (attestation) for any travel. 17 march 2020 ban on embalming. all suspected or confirmed cases of death due to covid-19 were to be placed in coffins immediately. 24 march 2020 11 may 2020 – 1 june 2020: progressive lifting of lockdown restrictions ban on gatherings of more than 10 people in a public space across all french territory. more generally, all gatherings, meetings, activities, travel and users of public transport were required to respect social distancing rules. public access to parks, gardens and green spaces in urban areas was prohibited in areas of france classified as 'red zones'. most businesses could re-open but restaurants, cafes and bars remained shut. a travel declaration (attestation) was no longer needed for travel outside one's place of residence. full lockdown restrictions remained in the overseas department of mayotte. 11 may 2020 ban on travel outside the department of residence or exceeding a 100 km radius from one's place of residence, except in specified circumstances. citizens were still required to carry identification, and a signed declaration, for any travel outside a 100 km radius of one's residence or for travel on public transport during peak hours. masks were made compulsory on public transport. more generally, all gatherings, meetings, activities, travel and usage of public transport were required to respect social distancing rules. public access to parks, gardens and green spaces in urban areas was prohibited in areas of france that are classified as 'red zones'. full lockdown restrictions remained in the overseas department of mayotte. 12 may 2020 parks in red zones reopened. 30 may 2020 2–22 june 2020 restaurants and museums allowed to re-open across most of france, although a ban on indoor seating in restaurants is maintained in the 'orange zones' of île-de-france, french guiana and mayotte. a declaration was no longer required for travel exceeding 100 km. 2 june 2020 demonstrations that abide by social distancing guidelines are permitted. île-de-france becomes a 'green' zone, allowing restaurants and cafes to open fully, although french guiana and mayotte remain 'orange'. 15 june 2020 a declaration (attestation) is no longer required to travel on public transport during rush hour. 16–21 june 2020 cinemas were re-opened. 22 june 2020 11–19 july 2020 majority of restrictions lifted, although a ban on gatherings of more than 5000 people remained, and nightclubs stayed closed, and masks remained obligatory on public transport. the state of emergency remained in effect in the overseas departments of french guiana and mayotte until 16 september. 11 july 20 july 2020 – 16 october 2020: extension of mask-wearing rules masks made mandatory in an extended range of public places. 20 july 2020 prefectures given powers to expand mandatory mask-wearing measures 29 july 2020 on 4 august 2020, paris makes mask wearing compulsory for pedestrians outdoors in some streets in the city and extends the area several times over the following weeks. 4 august 2020 paris and the department of bouches-du-rhône are classed as 'red' departments in which the virus is actively circulating. 13 august 2020 19 additional departments are classed as 'red': alpes-maritimes, essonne, gard, gironde, guadeloupe, haute-garonne, hauts-de-seine, hérault, loiret, martinique, rhône, sarthe, seine-et-marne, seine-saint-denis, val-d'oise, val-de-marne, var, vaucluse and yvelines. 27 august 2020 mask-wearing is made compulsory outdoors in the whole of paris and its inner suburbs (hauts-de-seine, seine-saint-denis and val-de-marne) for pedestrians age 11 and older. 28 august 2020 mask-wearing required in workplaces. 1 september 2020 schools reopen with mask requirements for teachers and students age 11 and older. 1 september 2020 17 october 2020 – 14 december 2020: introduction of curfews and second national lockdown overnight curfew (9pm to 6 am) in paris and suburbs; marseille, lyon, lille, saint-etienne, rouen, toulouse, grenoble and montpellier. gatherings of more than six people discouraged. 17 october 2020 overnight curfews extended to 38 french departments. 24 october 2020 second national lockdown begins, with similar restrictions to the first national lockdown except that primary- and secondary school children can still attend school. 30 october 2020 non-essential services can re-open and exercise restrictions relaxed to 3 hours a day within a 20 km radius of one's place of residence. 28 november 2020 15 december 2020 – 26 february 2021 travel restrictions are lifted and a declaration (attestation) is no longer needed to leave one's residence apart from during overnight curfew hours of between 8 pm and 6 am every day. 15 december 2020 curfew hours extended nationally to between 6 pm and 6 am every day. 16 january 2021 closure of shops above a given size 31 january 2021 26 february 2021 – 2 may 2021: third set of regional and national lockdowns relating to alpha variant weekend lockdowns imposed in the côte d'azur and dunkirk regions 26 february 2021 daily lockdowns imposed in 16 departments including the whole of île-de-france, hauts-de-france, upper normandy and the department of alpes-maritimes in provence-alpes-côte d'azur. for these areas, a declaration (attestation) is required for travel beyond 10 km of one's place of residence while non-essential travel to other regions is prohibited. all non-essential shops are to close, albeit with an expanded definition of what is considered essential. curfew hours shifted nationally to between 7 pm and 6 am every day. 20 march 2021 daily lockdown rules as above, but extended to the whole of metropolitan france. 3 april 2021 closure of schools and higher education establishments 5 april 2021 3 may 2021 – 12 july 2021: progressive lifting of lockdown restrictions non-essential travel permitted beyond 10 km during the day, secondary schools re-open (with primary schools re-opening on 25 april). 3 may 2021 non-essential shops, cinemas, theatres, museums and restaurants/bars/cafes with outdoor seating allowed to re-open. curfew pushed back to 9 pm. 19 may 2021 restaurants/bars/cafes allowed to re-open indoors to 50% capacity. curfew pushed back to 11 pm. health pass required to access establishments holding gatherings of over 1000 people. 9 june 2021 outdoor mask-wearing rules relaxed 17 june 2021 nightly curfew abolished 20 june 2021 13 july 2021 – 1 february 2022: restrictions relating to delta and omicron variants re-introduction of sanitary state of emergency in the overseas departments of réunion and martinique, with an 11 pm curfew introduced in réunion and a 9 pm curfew introduced in martinique. 13 july 2021 all people over 12 require a health pass to access venues welcoming over 50 people (e.g. museums, theatres, cinemas, festivals and sport/leisure centres). such a health pass is valid either from a week after being fully vaccinated, within 2 days of a negative pcr or antigen test, or within 11 days – 6 months after having recovered from covid. 21 july 2021 health pass extended to bars/restaurants/cafes as well as intercity travel by public transport. 9 august 2021 facemasks made compulsory for all primary school children