#France will close nightclubs ahead of Christmas and tighten social distancing measures in response to the emergent #Omicron variant of the #coronavirus but there is no need for new lockdowns or curfews, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Monday. Castex said a fifth wave of the pandemic was now surging through the country. But he said that with 52 million people now vaccinated - nearly 90% of those eligible - the situation is better than in previous outbreaks.

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