Welcome to France. Form over function. Grandes paroles, symbolic measures, presented with pomp, expecting that everybody is awed by the decorum and the mentioning of the word "République" every three sentences. But they can't get it to work. They announce a shutdown but cannot deliver the rules of the game. They publish decrees and laws, but many are ambiguous or contradicting each other. The people supposed to check and enforce aren't really clear about how things work.

Not sure whether the Germans will be better to bring down the numbers faster. And the bickering between the regional chiefs over months and their little world solutions is ridiculous. Still, now that there is a consensus and shared solution, the somewhat more moderate measures with a no fun and disciplined application with care for the details may have more impact that the big drama in France.

Sorry, off topic.