Paris bans alcohol sales, says hospitals face 'saturation' in heatwave
French authorities said hospitals in and around Paris were overwhelmed amid a record-breaking heatwave, adding that consumption and sales of alcohol would be banned from Friday.
“We are reaching a saturation point in hospital facilities,” Paris police prefect Patrice Faure said, adding that “the number of hospitalisations keeps increasing.”
Alcohol consumption and sales will be banned in the French capital from Friday, he said.
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Won't that mean alcoholics going to the hospital?
Yeah, suddenly not having alcohol could kill some people.
I feel like telling the French they can't buy wine is not going to end well.