Hand Gel At The Ballot Box As France Votes Amid Virus Clampdown
March 15, 2020
French voters cast their ballots Sunday in municipal elections that appear headed for the lowest turnout in decades, after the mounting coronavirus toll saw the government close bars, restaurants and schools and limit long-distance travel.
Anti-infection precautions were in place at the country’s 35,000-odd voting stations, with bottles of hand sanitiser at entrances and floors marked with tape to ensure people stay one metre (3.3 feet) from one another.