Our latest in Dispatches from a Pandemic: Parisians test the limits of their lockdown, such as how far they are allowed to jog.
PARIS, France — On Tuesday morning, shortly before France went into official lockdown, I stopped to take a photo of the iconic Parisian brasserie Les Deux Magots. The normally-bustling cafe was shuttered, and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the historic neighborhood where it is located, was the quietest I’ve ever seen it.
The next evening we learned we’d be starting 15 days of formal confinement . In a decree released after the president’s press conference, we were told we could only leave the house for five reasons, such as going to a doctor’s appointment or buying essential items . We also learned we’d need to carry a certificate, or attestation — essentially a handwritten hall pass excusing ourselves for being outdoors. The memes proliferated.
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“ The question of crime admittedly crossed my mind when, during the only metro ride I’ve taken since the lockdown, I witnessed an attempted cell-phone robbery on a nearly-empty train. ”
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