© Bloomberg People relax on the bank of Canal Saint Martin ahead of a new lockdown in Paris on March 19. (Bloomberg) -- French President Emmanuel Macron announced a nationwide four-week lockdown, closing schools and business, in the latest and alarming sign that Europe is yet again losing control of the pandemic. The French leader implored the nation to make an extra effort as the lockdown comes into force on Saturday. More than 8.5 million French people have received at least a jab. “We are doing everything to vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate,” he said.
