The army have been dispatched onto the streets of locked down France to help enforce prohibition on all movement to curb the spread of coronavirus.
President Emmanuel Macron last night urged people to stay at home for 14 days, having declared war on Covid-19 and imposing tight controls on citizens - while military personnel have been photographed on the streets, according to reports.
Restrictions include a 6pm curfew, with the president telling the nation to travel only for essential work or food, admitting he could not "forecast how long this current situation will go on for".
Gas, electricity, water bills and rents are to be suspended during the isolation period, however - while the country will also be shutting its borders from midday
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