French schools to close as Macron announces wider Covid restrictions

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French president said in TV address that 'we will lose control if we do not move now', adding that France faces a 'race against the clock'.

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France will widen strict lockdown restrictions - which have already been in place in several areas including Paris - to the whole country to combat a third wave of coronavirus sweeping Europe, reports Sky News.