France orders people to stay at home for 15 days due to coronavirus pandemic

The president of France on Monday said he was ordering people in the country to stay at home for up to 15 days because of the coronavirus outbreak.

President Emmanuel Macron said people should leave their homes only for essential duties, beginning midday Tuesday.

Macron said he was taking the drastic step of limiting people’s movements in France to reduce the risk of contamination from the virus.

He said any violation of the edict would be punished.

“We are in a health war,” Macron said.

Macron also announced he was calling off the second round of municipal elections in light of his order.

The French FA had already postponed the Ligue 1 & Ligue 2 last week until further notice.

France has 6,633 total cases & the death toll currently stands at 148 people.