https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France's public health body outlined how Covid-19 rules changed starting on February 1st, including an end to compulsory self-isolation after a positive test result. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230130/france-scraps-compulsory-self-isolation-after-positive-covid-test Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:37:55 +0100 france-scraps-compulsory-self-isolation-after-positive-covid-test France on Friday joined a growing list of nations imposing Covid tests on travellers from China, after Beijing dropped foreign travel curbs despite surging cases - and amid questions about its data reporting. https://www.thelocal.fr/20221230/france-reintroduces-covid-tests-for-travellers-amid-fears-of-new-variants-in-china Fri, 30 Dec 2022 22:38:58 +0100 france-reintroduces-covid-tests-for-travellers-amid-fears-of-new-variants-in-china French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his government to take "protective measures" as China sees an explosion of Covid-19 cases. The EU was also set to meet on Thursday to discuss measures. https://www.thelocal.fr/20221229/macron-demands-france-take-protective-measures-against-covid-rise-in-china Thu, 29 Dec 2022 10:27:25 +0100 macron-demands-france-take-protective-measures-against-covid-rise-in-china France's health authority said Tuesday it had approved three new vaccines against the prevalent Omicron sub-variants of the Covid-19 virus, in a bid to prevent a jump in infections as colder weather approaches. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220920/france-approves-new-vaccines-for-covid-omicron-sub-variants Tue, 20 Sep 2022 20:02:16 +0200 france-approves-new-vaccines-for-covid-omicron-sub-variants The head of the government's new health advisory body says that a surge of Covid cases when the French head back to work after the summer break is virtually certain. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220817/new-covid-wave-in-autumn-virtually-certain-say-french-experts Wed, 17 Aug 2022 16:18:01 +0200 new-covid-wave-in-autumn-virtually-certain-say-french-experts From August 1st 2022 France is no longer under a State of Emergency, and this means several important changes for travellers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220802/france-lifts-all-covid-related-travel-restrictions-as-state-of-emergency-ends Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:37:47 +0200 france-lifts-all-covid-related-travel-restrictions-as-state-of-emergency-ends Daily Covid-19 cases in France topped 200,000 on Tuesday as infections rise sharply. Here is what we can expect for the seventh wave of the pandemic in the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220705/how-serious-will-frances-seventh-wave-of-covid-19-be Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:34:40 +0200 how-serious-will-frances-seventh-wave-of-covid-19-be With France in the middle of a new wave of Covid-19, the country's health minister has urged the public to once again wear face masks on public transport and in crowded spaces. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220628/french-public-urged-to-wear-face-masks-again-on-public-transport Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:32:55 +0200 french-public-urged-to-wear-face-masks-again-on-public-transport A resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Europe, this time driven by new, fast-spreading Omicron subvariants, is once again threatening to disrupt people's summer plans. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220622/covid-subvariants-cast-shadow-over-european-summer Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:08:14 +0200 covid-subvariants-cast-shadow-over-european-summer As of Monday May 16th face masks will no longer be mandatory on public transport in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220511/breaking-france-announces-end-of-obligatory-face-masks-on-public-transport Wed, 11 May 2022 16:21:54 +0200 breaking-france-announces-end-of-obligatory-face-masks-on-public-transport In France, masks will no longer be required on indoor transport as of Monday, May 16th. Here are rules and recommendations that are still in place: https://www.thelocal.fr/20220516/where-in-france-do-you-still-need-a-face-mask Mon, 16 May 2022 10:27:46 +0200 where-in-france-do-you-still-need-a-face-mask The mandatory EU-wide mask requirement for air travel is set to be dropped from Monday, May 16th, but airlines may still require passengers to wear masks on some or all flights https://www.thelocal.fr/20220511/face-mask-rule-on-flights-in-europe-set-to-be-eased Wed, 11 May 2022 18:17:55 +0200 face-mask-rule-on-flights-in-europe-set-to-be-eased The French government has announced an extension of the second booster programme for the Covid vaccine to over 60s, as well as those with a medical condition. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220407/france-extends-second-covid-vaccine-boosters-to-over-60s Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:17:51 +0200 france-extends-second-covid-vaccine-boosters-to-over-60s France has moved the UK onto its 'green list' for travel, cutting travel paperwork and allowing unvaccinated tourists to visit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220331/latest-france-moves-uk-onto-green-list-for-travel Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:39:26 +0200 latest-france-moves-uk-onto-green-list-for-travel France on Monday removed many of its remaining Covid rules, but even before that date case numbers were rising. So why is this happening? And is it something that we need to be worried about? https://www.thelocal.fr/20220316/explained-why-covid-cases-are-rising-again-in-france Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:28:49 +0100 explained-why-covid-cases-are-rising-again-in-france The French Prime Minister has confirmed that the rules on masks and vaccine passes will be scrapped in almost all venues from March 14th. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220303/breaking-france-to-scrap-vaccine-pass-and-mask-rule Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:36:00 +0100 breaking-france-to-scrap-vaccine-pass-and-mask-rule As France gradually relaxes its Covid rules the next stage comes into force on Monday and concerns face masks and testing - here's what changes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220211/in-detail-how-france-is-relaxing-mask-rules-in-february Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:37:13 +0100 in-detail-how-france-is-relaxing-mask-rules-in-february France's health minister has laid out the criteria that must be met before further relaxations of the country's Covid rules can take place. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220222/french-health-minister-reveals-the-conditions-to-lift-covid-restrictions Tue, 22 Feb 2022 12:22:58 +0100 french-health-minister-reveals-the-conditions-to-lift-covid-restrictions This week in France there are two big Covid-related changes - the second phase in the relaxation of health rules and changes to the vaccine pass validity. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220215/covid-rules-and-vaccine-pass-what-changes-in-france-this-week Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:00:22 +0100 covid-rules-and-vaccine-pass-what-changes-in-france-this-week The French government has announced the end of the requirement for a negative Covid test for all fully-vaccinated arrivals into the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220211/breaking-france-scraps-covid-test-requirement-for-all-vaccinated-travellers Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:42:53 +0100 breaking-france-scraps-covid-test-requirement-for-all-vaccinated-travellers