Coronavirus: France closes schools, urges elderly to stay home

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced schools in France would close indefinitely to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and urged people over 70 and the infirm to stay home.

But the president also announced that nationwide local elections scheduled for Sunday will not be postponed."In spite of all our efforts to brake it, this virus is continuing to propagate and to accelerate." "They can, of course, leave home to do the shopping, to take some air, but they should limit their contacts as much as possible," said the president.

"It is important at this time... to assure the continuity of our democratic life and that of our institutions," said Macron.

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