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Added on the 06/04/2020 12:58:55 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A few cars, a handful of people and an empty avenue lined with closed shops. It's just another day of lockdown on the Champs-Elysees. France on Friday extended its coronavirus lockdown for another two weeks as Prime Minister Edouard Philippe warned of "difficult days" to come following a surge in cases that is beginning to put the French health system under pressure. IMAGES
The Champs-Elysées is almost deserted on the 13th day of lockdown in France, a rare phenomenon that the few passers-by on the Place de la Concorde do not hesitate to immortalise in photos. IMAGES
On the 17th day of France's lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Champs-Elysées, a tourist hot spot which is usually teeming with vehicles, remains virtually deserted. IMAGES
A subdued Bastille Day ceremony sees the Champs-Elysées empty. This year, French President Emmanuel Macron presides a scaled-down gathering of just 2,000 soldiers -- half the usual number -- at the Place de la Concorde. While jets perform their traditional flyovers over the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, authorities call off the annual military parade that marks the July 14, 1789, storming of the Bastille prison that launched the French Revolution. IMAGES
Cars, pedestrians and joggers are on Paris's Champs-Elysées on the morning of the 35th day of France's lockdown, aimed at fighting the coronavirus epidemic. The strict confinement, which entered into force on March 17, will start being lifted in phases on May 11. IMAGES