Southern French City Rebels Against COVID Shutdown

Southern French City Rebels Against COVID Shutdown
People on a terrace enjoy drinks after French authorities announced that they order cafes and restaurants to shut for two weeks to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Marseille, France, on Sept. 24, 2020. Noemie Olive/Reuters
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MARSEILLE, France—Hundreds of people protested in the French city of Marseille on Friday against tough new measures designed to curb the renewed surge in coronavirus cases.

Outside the city’s commercial tribunal, crowds gathered to denounce an order from Paris that restaurants and bars close for two weeks from Saturday, arguing the move was disproportionate to the risk and would devastate the local economy.