France imposes new Covid-19 restrictions amid spike in infections

France announced new restrictions on Monday amid a rise in cases of coronavirus. The new rules will be in place for at least three weeks, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said.

The French government announced new COVID-19 measures on Monday in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, yet stopped short of imposing drastic restrictions before New Year's Eve.

Starting from next week, big events will be limited to 2,000 people indoors and 5,000 people outdoors. People will be requested to sit down during concerts and customers won't be allowed to stand up in bars, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said.