Paris (CNN) France will impose new coronavirus restrictions in 16 regions, including the greater Paris and Nice areas, the country's prime minister announced Thursday in an attempt to contain a surge of Covid-19 sweeping the country. The French Prime Minister also said that one person is entering intensive care every four minutes with Covid-19 in the country. Even more worrying, he said, is that the people being hospitalized with the disease are younger and healthier compared to previous waves. The new measures go into effect Friday at midnight and will last at least four weeks but are less restrictive than measures imposed in March and November of last year. "Our choice, to be less restrictive on possibilities to leave one's home, will need to go hand in hand with real caution," Castex said.

Source: CNN March 18, 2021 19:52 UTC