The Figaro Letter of March 18, 2020

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France is entering its second day of confinement. The streets are deserted, unlike the hospitals of the Grand Est which keep filling up. Caregivers are calling for help, as are businesses. The government says it heard the message.

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Ronan Planchon, journalist at Le Figaro

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A new life begins for the French

The Cours de Vincennes and the surroundings of the Place de la Nation, in the east of Paris, Tuesday. SEBASTIEN SORIANO / Le Figaro

So this is a health war. For the first time in our common history, nothing looks like what we know: outings without authorization are prohibited, transport at half mast, gatherings banned. Even essential public services, like the justice system, are now idling. And at the time of confinement, beware of recalcitrants. The police - indulgent for the moment - are on the bridge to draw up reports of 38 euros, and soon 135 euros, in case of breach of these exceptional rules.

Emmanuel Macron is at a turning point in his five-year term.

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