FRANCE. Tuesday March 17, 2020 - Noon. Place de Clichy, Grands Boulevards, Gare du Nord, Gare de L’Est, Place de la République, Bastille, St Lazare - First hours of compulsory confinement. The streets of Paris are emptying. The last visible groups in the stations disappear at the rate of train departures. Day 0 of France lockdown.