March 17, 2021 will mark the start of the first confinement in France. A country renowned for its romanticism, its art, and its gastronomy, and the world's leading tourist destination as well. Overnight, France became a country hit hard by the restrictive measures linked to the Coronavirus epidemic and its economic and social consequences: confinements, curfews, loss of revenue linked to tourism, unemployment, increase inequalities… A year ago, no one had imagined the extent of the impact of this “strange pneumonia” first detected in China at the end of 2019. A look back at this unprecedented and trying year through our selection of striking photos .
the 20 most striking photos
