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The streets have been nearly empty in cities across France after the country went into lockdown at noon on Tuesday to combat the spread of coronavirus, with police out in force to ensure the new rules are being respected. For residents, the new measures mean adapting to a new way of life.
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Some 100,000 police and gendarmes have been deployed across the country to enforce the lockdown measures, with people only allowed to leave home for officially sanctioned reasons such as going to work, shopping for necessities or getting medical treatment.
Anyone on the streets must carry a signed document stating their reason for not being at home.
"I went out and there were checks as part of the "confinement". They (police) do checks and they do ask for the sworn statement," said Paris resident Clermont Su.
"They did check and told me that for the next time, we have to have the document each time we go out along with an ID."
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