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Added on the 15/04/2020 21:30:55 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Champs Elysees in Paris, where thousands of revellers usually turn up to ring in the New Year, is deserted due to a curfew implemented to contain the spread of the coronavirus. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron checks Notre Dame's new spire and speaks with people in charge of the cathedral's restoration. exactly one year till it is scheduled to reopened on Dec 8th, 2024. The UNESCO-listed building was badly damaged by fire in 2019. IMAGES
On the third anniversary of the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, on Good Friday, Church authorities organise a public service on the square in front of the cathedral. IMAGES
Paris is virtually empty on Sunday morning, on the 6th day of confinement due to Covid-19, as police patrol the streets of the capital. IMAGES
The traffic on the Champs-Elysées is smooth with only a few pedestrians, joggers and cyclists venturing outside, as Paris awakens on day two of France's near total lockdown in a bid to halt the rapid spread of the coronavirus. IMAGES