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Coronavirus: France president Emmanuel Macron suspends payment of rent and utility bills owed by small companies.

Macron put the country on full lockdown and urged citizens to remain indoors.

Only those going out for shopping to seek medication or for training will be allowed.

Those who would want to leave their homes for other reasons would be required to download a form and fill it stating why and where they would want to go or risk being fined.

So far, France has recorded over 6000 cases of COVID-19 and 148 deaths from the pandemic As the dreaded coronavirus continues to wreak havoc across the globe, France president Emmanuel Macron has taken a raft of measures to protect citizens and small businesses from escalating tough economic times.
In his address on Monday, March 16, evening, Macron suspended rent and utility bills owed by small companies for the time the country and entire world will be battling COVID-19 pandemic.

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