The Government of France has announced a nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19, beginning October 30.
People will need an attestation form to leave their residences, and will be limited to a few acceptable purposes:
- Commuting to and from work or university and training place;
- Medical appointments that cannot be carried out remotely or postponed;
- Essential family reasons, assisting vulnerable persons, persons in a precarious situation or taking care of children;
- Persons with a disability and their accompanying person;
- Judicial or administrative summons;
- Participating in a mission of general interest upon request from an administrative authority; - Walking a pet outdoors within 1km of one’s place of residence and for a brief amount of time.