French broadcasting group TF 1 reported on Sunday that Mr Macron's government was preparing to decide on a curfew for New Year's Eve celebrations. An advisor told the TF 1 news channel La Cha ne Info that the question is posed as a spike in COVID 19 cases in the country. The possibility will be decided at the Health Defence Council on Monday. Health officials warned that emergency services risked being overwhelmed with hospitalisations after France recorded over 100,000 cases in a single day on Saturday, which is the highest daily rate since the beginning of the epidemic. France 24 reports that just over 3,300 people are in intensive care. This number surpasses the figure of 3,000, which was set in France as the crisis threshold for dealing with severe illness from COVID - 19. On Monday, Mr Macron is expected to hold a meeting at 15.00 GMT to discuss the escalating case numbers with French health officials.
Many planned New Year's Eve celebrations across the country have already been cancelled ahead of any announcements that Mr Macron will make after this meeting. A curfew was put in place for France last year over the New Year's Eve period. The suggestion of tighter restrictions in the country has sparked anger from many former MEP and founder of the vocally Eurosceptic Patriots party, Florian Philippot, who tweeted: Curfew on 31 December, like last year? READ MORE: Kickboxing champ dies after trying to treat 'little virus' at home.
There has been a'shame pass' for months and 90% of adults are vaccinated. That would reveal the fraud of the government! He said that a curfew was in place when the 3rd dose was supposed to be magic and the Health Pass was supposed to be the anti-restriction weapon. This is the biggest lie in history. Don't believe anything anymore, resist 100%!