French President Emmanuel Macron appears on a tv set in a bar in Paris on October 28, 2020 during hi evening televised address to the nation to announce new measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. - France was preparing today for tough new restrictions to halt a flare-up in Covid-19 cases that has alarmed doctors, with a second lockdown widely mooted as hospitals battle an influx of patients. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)