France imposes new coronavirus measures amid spike in infections

A woman wears a face mask to curb the spread of Covid-19 as she walks past Christmas decorations in Paris (Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP)

The French government has announced new Covid-19 measures in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus but stopped short of imposing drastic restrictions before New Year’s Eve.

Starting from next week, big events will be limited to 2,000 people indoors and 5,000 people outdoors.