France to Close Shops, Restaurants to Fight Coronavirus

(L-R) French Health and Solidarity Minister Olivier Veran, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner and immunologist Jean-Francois Delfraissy address the media in the courtyard of the French Interior Ministry in Paris, France, on March 13, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via reuters

PARIS—France will shut most shops, restaurants, and entertainment facilities from midnight on Saturday as part of measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said.

He was speaking at a news conference after the public health authority said 91 people had died in France and almost 4,500 were now infected.