homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Business


Subscriber content preview

January 15, 2021

‘At 6 p.m., life stops': Europe uses curfews to fight virus

  • In France, workers will need employers' notes to commute or move around for work after curfew.
    • By JOHN LEICESTER and SYLVIE CORBET
    Associated Press

    PARIS — As the wan winter sun sets over France's Champagne region, the countdown clock kicks in.

    Laborers stop pruning the vines as the light fades at about 4:30 p.m., leaving them 90 minutes to come in from the cold, change out of their work clothes, hop in their cars and zoom home before a 6 p.m. coronavirus curfew.


     
    . . .


    To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.



    
    Email or user name:
    Password:
     
    Forgot password? Click here.