Editing Module:COVID-19 pandemic in France (section)

=== 2021 ===
On 31 March 2021, in a televised address to the nation, President Macron announced a third national lockdown to begin on 3 April 2021, and to last for at least a month. Macron warned that the country would "lose control if we do not move now".<ref name="Sky News-2021">{{Cite web|title=COVID-19: Strict national lockdown imposed on France as Emmanuel Macron warns 'the numbers are charging away from us'|url=https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-france-to-widen-tough-coronavirus-lockdown-measures-to-whole-country-and-schools-to-shut-says-macron-12261849|access-date=31 March 2021|publisher=Sky News|language=en|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219032626/https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-france-to-widen-tough-coronavirus-lockdown-measures-to-whole-country-and-schools-to-shut-says-macron-12261849|url-status=live}}</ref> Principal measures announced included the closure of non-essential shops during the national lockdown and the suspension of attendance at schools for three weeks.<ref name="Sky News-2021" /> During the national lockdown, domestic travel was banned and a nationwide curfew from 7pm-6am remained in place.<ref name="Sky News-2021" />

On 25 April, health authorities that the country has 5,473,579 confirmed cases with 76,502 deaths and 13,834,667 people have been given the first dose of vaccine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus in the world: latest case and death tolls in 24h per country|url=https://www.sortiraparis.com/news/in-paris/articles/212134-coronavirus-in-the-world-as-of-datadatestodayfrlatest-latest-case-and-death-toll/lang/en|access-date=25 April 2021|website=sortiraparis.com|language=en|archive-date=7 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107011000/https://www.sortiraparis.com/news/in-paris/articles/212134-coronavirus-in-the-world-as-of-datadatestodayfrlatest-latest-case-and-death-toll/lang/en|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 29 April, President Macron announced dates for the easing of restrictions from the third national lockdown:

* 19 May: Curfew moves from 19:00 to 21:00. Shops, museums, cinemas, terraces, outdoor sports venues can reopen. Gatherings of more than ten people are prohibited.
* 9 June: Curfew extended to 23:00. Cafes and restaurants can reopen inside with tables of up to six people.
* 30 June: Curfew comes to an end.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INFORMATION EUROPE 1 – Découvrez le déconfinement en quatre étapes prévu par l'Élysée|url=https://www.europe1.fr/politique/information-europe-1-les-ultimes-arbitrages-du-deconfinement-sur-la-table-a-lelysee-4041780|access-date=29 April 2021|website=Europe 1|date=29 April 2021|language=fr|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429120037/https://www.europe1.fr/politique/information-europe-1-les-ultimes-arbitrages-du-deconfinement-sur-la-table-a-lelysee-4041780|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 2 December, the first confirmed case of the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant|Omicron variant]] in France have been reported.<ref>{{Cite web|last=rédaction|first=La|date=6 December 2021|title=Covid-19: la France compte désormais 25 cas confirmés du variant Omicron|url=https://www.nicematin.com/sante/covid-19-la-france-compte-desormais-25-cas-confirmes-du-variant-omicron-731808|access-date=2021-12-07|website=Nice-Matin|language=fr|archive-date=7 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207084738/https://www.nicematin.com/sante/covid-19-la-france-compte-desormais-25-cas-confirmes-du-variant-omicron-731808|url-status=live}}</ref>