Emmanuel Macron took the floor to announce more stringent measures to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus from Tuesday, for a period of 15 days.
The head of state has repeatedly declared that the country is "at war" against the new coronavirus.
Earlier in the day, the Marie de Paris decided to close the capital's parks and gardens. This weekend, many Parisians had taken advantage of the good weather, without too much concern for the measures of social distancing recommended by the government.