People gather along the River Seine on a sunny afternoon near the city hall (L) in Paris, on February 28, 2021, amid the Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. - A wall of scepticism on February 26, 2021, greeted a suggestion by Paris city hall for a three-week lockdown against the coronavirus to help restore normality in the French capital, with critics accusing Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo of a PR stunt. France has so far avoided a third lockdown to battle Covid-19 but, with case numbers starting to rise, the government is beginning to impose restrictions on a local basis. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)