PARIS (AP) — What's it like in France after government orders restaurants and bistros to close to contain the spreading coronavirus? A punch in the gut to France's well-known joie de vivre. Paris is “like a horse without a rider,” said Mohamed Fatnassi, the man in charge of evening service at the famed Closerie des Lilas bar and restaurant. By then, the Left Bank restaurant and bar had emptied, for who knows how long. The abrupt closure order from the prime minister came in the midst of France's dinner hour Saturday night: all eateries should shut at midnight, indefinitely.

Source: Daily Sun March 15, 2020 19:07 UTC