France Likely to Remain in Confinement for at Least a Month

  • Authorities need to assess measures aimed containing pandemic
  • French health agency head warns of extension beyond 15 days

An ambulance passes hoardings covering the Christian Dior SE luxury good store in Paris, on March 17.

Photographer: Cyril Marcilhacy/Bloomberg
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Parisians are unlikely to have picnics by the Seine anytime soon.