PARIS- France thought it had beaten the coronavirus. Its comeback in a roaring second wave left the government scrambling this week for a half-measure that underscored its ugly choices.

Will a half-step by Macron be enough to blunt France’s second wave?

Paris is to be placed on maximum COVID-19 alert, meaning bars will be forced to close for two weeks from Tuesday

Bars in Paris to close for two weeks as city placed on maximum COVID alert

With the COVID-19 pandemic raging across Europe, commuters in the French capital decided to ditch public transport and took to biking instead. Watch report.

Road accidents become the new normal in Paris: Parisians ditch public transport

Parisians have been in lockdown for nearly five weeks on Sunday (April 19), and many are already looking forward to May 11th, the date set by French President Emmanuel Macron as the end of the confinement period.

A haircut, a hug, a drink at a bar: Parisians dream of end to lockdown