Curfew in French cities following surge in coronavirus cases

Tourists shops are empty in a deserted street just outside the Sacre Coeur basilica in the Montmartre district of Paris (Lewis Joly/PA)

French restaurants, cinemas and theatres are trying to figure out how to survive a new curfew aimed at stemming the flow of record new virus infections.

France registered more than 30,000 virus cases on Thursday, its highest single-day jump since the pandemic began, and nearly 200 cases per 100,000 people over the past week.