Indeed, the French population experienced three different lockdowns from March, 2020, to April, 2021. While the number of deaths in France had surpassed the 100,000 mark by April 15 th, 2021, even after taking the measures to slow the spread of the virus. On the other hand, for more than a year, COVID-19 has become the most important subject in the daily media news of the French and people around the world.
In France, the first lockdown took place from March 16 th to May 10 th, 2020. Regarding unemployment figures, according to INSEE, in the third quarter of 2020, the number of unemployed reached 2.7 million people or 9% of the active population 2. According to INSEE, an urban unit is “a municipality or a group of municipalities with a continuously built-up area (no break of more than 200 meters between two buildings) that has at least 2,000 inhabitants”. During periods of lockdown, everyone's habits and practices were altered.Īccording to the census conducted in 2017 by INSEE 1 and published in 2020, 20.8% of the French population is outside an urban unit (rural population), and 79.2% of the population lives in an urban unit. Indeed, shortly after the beginning of this crisis, many governments implemented measures for the lockdown of their populations. This crisis, caused by the COVID-19 virus and its consequences, has a profound impact on different lifestyles. The global COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) crisis has resulted in 468 809 377 confirmed cases worldwide and 6 062 536 deaths (as of 18 th March, 2022).
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