France plans to extend its coronavirus lockdown beyond April 15, the presidential palace said Wednesday. The announcement will be made next Monday by President Emmanuel Macron.

The presidency said Macron will "speak to a large number of public and private actors — French, European and international — on what is at stake concerning Covid-19 and prepare the decisions that will be announced on Monday to the French."

Macron announced the lockdown on March 16, mandating that citizens only leave their homes for essential duties. “We are in a health war,” Macron said at the time.

Police have been deployed en masse to the streets, asking citizens where they are going. Anyone on the streets must carry a signed document to justify why they are outside their home, along with a form of identification. Violations will result in a fine.

Other nations in Europe are looking at easing current shutdown measures. Austria, for example, plans to reopen non-essential shops of less than 400 square meters on April 14. Schools would still be closed until mid-May, while public gatherings would still be banned until June.

As of 5:25 p.m. ET, there are 113,959 cases of coronavirus in France, with the death toll at 10,887. There are currently 12,941 cases in Austria, with 273 deaths.

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