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Paris to ban drinking alcohol in public as hospitals hit heatwave breaking point

Ban kicks in at noon on Friday as police chief says hospitals in the French capital have reached ‘saturation point’

Parisians will ?be temporarily banned ?from drinking alcohol in public as hospitals in the capital buckle under a deadly heatwave ?gripping France ?and much of Europe.

“We are reaching a saturation point in hospital facilities,” the head of Paris police, Patrice Faure, said on Thursday. He warned the new measures, which include a ban on alcohol takeaway sales, were needed to stem increasing hospitalisations.

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Jun 26, 2026 Paris France Extreme heat

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