A Viewpoint From Paris on the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Article Abstract Because this piece does not have an abstract, we have provided for your benefit the first 3 sentences of the full text. On this sunny spring Monday morning, after one week of confinement and 10 days of hospital plan blanc due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Paris is abnormally quiet and silent; there are no traffic jams and few pedestrians. Air pollution is lower than ever, birds are singing, and flowers and leaves appear everywhere. Upon arriving by car at the Bicêtre hospital in the south region of Paris, there are surprisingly no parking difficulties since a large number of hospital staff are not on site but are teleworking.