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Added on the 25/03/2020 20:38:32 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the bells of Sydney Town Hall and St Andrew's Cathedral toll 96 times, once for each year of her life. IMAGES
On the 34th day of France's lockdown against the coronavirus, time in the Pantheon district of Paris seems to stand still. On a warm, spring day only the sound of a few walkers, joggers and the occasional vehicle break the silence. IMAGES
Joggers leave the Saint-Martin canal in Paris as all individual sporting activities are banned from 10 a.m to 7 p.m to keep people from bending anti-coronavirus lockdown measures. President Emmanuel Macron is expected to warn France its lockdown to combat the coronavirus must go on for several more weeks at least, while also outlining how the country will recover from the crisis. IMAGES
On the 25th day of France's lockdown imposed to combat the coronavirus crisis, La Defense lies practically deserted. Gone are the usual 180,000 employees circulating in Paris' business district. In their place, a handful of people come to do their shopping. IMAGES
Traffic reduced to the bare essentials and just a few passers-by on the streets: Paris's Place de la Bastille, usually bustling with traffic and pedestrians, is almost deserted on the 24th day of a nationwide confinement that will be extended beyond its current limit of April 15. IMAGES