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Liberté, égalité and fraternité are being put to the test in France

4 April 2020

12:29 AM

4 April 2020

12:29 AM

When I left my apartment for my morning run today I saw that someone had scrawled on the courtyard in large chalk letters ‘Tenez Bon, Les Voisins‘ (Hang in there, neighbours).

It could have been a message for the whole country. France is flagging after two and a half weeks of complete lockdown and the fact that today is the start of the official Easter holidays will only fray nerves further.

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