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France: Number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care hits record high
The Ministry of Health reported on Saturday that the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units in French hospitals increased by 66 to 4,353, a new high in 2021. As the government aims to curb the spread of the highly contagious virus, nearly one-third of French people entered a month-long lockdown on […]
Read MoreFrance: Paris and 15 regions to go into lockdown
French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced a one-month limited lockdown of Paris and 15 other areas to combat the surge of Covid-19 cases, while insisting that the measure will not be as strict as in the past . He said that although non-essential businesses will be closed and outdoor activities in the affected […]
Read MoreFrance declines Israel’s proposal to create tourist corridor
France rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s proposal to establish a tourist corridor for all vaccinated citizens of the two countries. However, the Elysee Palace stated that Prime Minister Netanyahu had not contacted them on this matter. Netanyahu himself first introduced the matter in an interview and further pointed out that the country […]
Read MoreFrance: New coronavirus variant detected in Brittany
The health department of the region said on Tuesday that scientists are working on a new variant of the coronavirus that has been discovered in Brittany in western France and may have evaded the test more successfully than other versions. In a cluster of a hospital in Brittany, 8 cases of new mutations […]
Read MoreFrance: Consumption of cheese hits record level
Data for the entire 2020 show that French cheese sales have soared. BFM TV reported that as restaurants have been closed for several months, the consumption of restaurants and bars has dropped significantly, but according to data recently released by FranceAgriMer-Kantar, each cheese can be profited by increasing locked sales. Cheese made from […]
Read MoreFrance: Theatre occupations continue as protests escalate
Since Monday, students and workers from the French Ministry of Culture occupied about 30 theaters, opera houses and other venues. This is a small but expanding movement to oppose the closure of Covid-19 and propose reforms to the compensation scheme. The government has extended its aid package to the cultural sector, but believes […]
Read MoreFrance relaxes travel restrictions to 7 non-EU countries
The French government announced that France will relax travel regulations to and from seven non-European countries (including the United Kingdom). The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: “From Friday, there will no longer be a need to prove a compelling reason to travel to and from Australia, South Korea, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, […]
Read MoreFrench hospitals send Covid-19 patients to Belgium
As the hospital reached a saturation point, coronavirus patients in Hauts-de-France, the northernmost region of northern France, were transferred to Belgium. The Regional Health Service (ARS) said that facilities in some towns and cities in Belgium have provided intensive care beds to ease the pressure on the overcrowded hospitals in France. ARS said […]
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