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France Tries to Avoid Lockdown With Tighter Border Controls
- Prime Minister announces halt in travel from outside EU
- New set of measures taking effect Sunday also shuts malls
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France will seal its borders for travelers coming from outside the European Union and close large shopping centers as part of a fresh set of measures aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19 and avoiding a more draconian shutdown of the economy.
The country is doing everything to avoid a lockdown, Prime Minister Jean Castex said in a television address on Friday. He urged more people to work from home and imposed negative virus tests for everyone entering France from within the EU, except cross-border workers.