French supermarkets prepare for rush over new Covid-19 restrictions

French supermarkets have said they are prepared for any rush which may be caused by the announcement of new coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday evening. Business leaders have warned that a general lockdown would cause a large number of firms to go bust, and that more government support would be needed. Concerns over new restrictions in France and Germany sparked a sell-off in early trading on the European stock markets on Tuesday. Also in today's bulletin, we look new figures showing a drastic dropoff in global tourism because of the pandemic. Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook:   / france24.english   Follow us on Twitter:   / france24_en