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 French health authorities have noted an increase in hospital visits likely connected to Covid-19 as a new variant makes its away around France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230810/new-covid-19-variant-on-the-rebound-in-france Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:06:56 +0200 new-covid-19-variant-on-the-rebound-in-france 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 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 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 Monday marks a major relaxation of Covid rules in France - but case numbers appear to be rising again. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220314/france-sees-spike-in-covid-cases-as-restrictions-ease Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:51:20 +0100 france-sees-spike-in-covid-cases-as-restrictions-ease France on Wednesday loosened several of the restrictions imposed to curb the latest Covid surge, with authorities hoping a recent decline in daily cases will soon ease pressure on overburdened hospitals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220202/peak-has-passed-as-france-lifts-covid-restrictions Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:14:35 +0100 peak-has-passed-as-france-lifts-covid-restrictions One in ten people have caught Covid in France since the start of the new year - case numbers remain at a record high with infection rates greater than in any other European nation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220126/france-posts-new-daily-covid-case-record Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:39:27 +0100 france-posts-new-daily-covid-case-record The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220124/why-europe-could-be-headed-for-pandemic-endgame Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:51:13 +0100 why-europe-could-be-headed-for-pandemic-endgame Entering an enclosed space such as a restaurant in Paris with more than 50 people inside carries a 98 percent risk that someone will be positive for Covid, according to the online calculator from the data scientists behind Covidtracker. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220119/covid-risk-calculator-gatherings-carry-up-to-98-risk-in-paris Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:33:43 +0100 covid-risk-calculator-gatherings-carry-up-to-98-risk-in-paris France's Covid-19 health pass has saved almost 4,000 people's lives, eased the pressure on hospitals and helped to keep the economy afloat, according to a new report from an economic analysis group. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220118/study-french-health-pass-saved-almost-4000-lives Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:52:51 +0100 study-french-health-pass-saved-almost-4000-lives France is experiencing record high levels of Covid infections, but deaths and hospitalisations are lower than during previous waves. We asked the experts just how much of a problem the high case numbers are. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220110/analysis-how-dangerous-are-frances-sky-high-covid-rates Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:12:56 +0100 analysis-how-dangerous-are-frances-sky-high-covid-rates As France continues to battle rising Covid case numbers, the great majority of those who end up in intensive care with the virus are unvaccinated - but according to the health minister, a startling number of them also have fake health passes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220106/french-health-minister-5-of-hospital-patients-have-fake-health-pass Thu, 06 Jan 2022 13:33:35 +0100 french-health-minister-5-of-hospital-patients-have-fake-health-pass A Covid variant was that was sequenced in the southern French city of Marseille has been hitting the headlines - but is it actually dangerous? Or even new? https://www.thelocal.fr/20220106/what-we-know-about-the-new-covid-variant-detected-in-southern-france Thu, 06 Jan 2022 12:19:11 +0100 what-we-know-about-the-new-covid-variant-detected-in-southern-france Sales of the heavy-duty FFP2 masks have been soaring in France as the highly-contagious Omicron variant of Covid continues to spread. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220106/frances-omicron-wave-fuels-soaring-sales-of-ffp2-masks Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:47:29 +0100 frances-omicron-wave-fuels-soaring-sales-of-ffp2-masks France set a new record on Tuesday for the number of daily Covid infections as lawmakers debated the planned new vaccine pass. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220104/close-to-300000-france-set-for-new-daily-covid-case-record Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:23:31 +0100 close-to-300000-france-set-for-new-daily-covid-case-record Europe has recorded over 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of the pandemic, an AFP tally Saturday showed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220102/europe-tops-100-million-covid-cases-afp-tally Sun, 02 Jan 2022 11:35:17 +0100 europe-tops-100-million-covid-cases-afp-tally Omicron has become the main coronavirus strain in France where the number of infections has surged in the last few days, the country's public health agency has said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211231/omicron-now-the-main-covid-variant-in-france-say-health-officials Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:49:14 +0100 omicron-now-the-main-covid-variant-in-france-say-health-officials European countries are battling a huge spike in Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant but some countries are hit worse than others and strategies to fight the pandemic vary. Here's a run-through of the state of play as 2021 draws to a close. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211231/compare-how-europe-is-ending-2021-with-record-covid-rates-and-new-restrictions Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:48:15 +0100 compare-how-europe-is-ending-2021-with-record-covid-rates-and-new-restrictions France has an impressive Covid-19 vaccination coverage compared to the vast majority of countries around the world. But there are significant disparities between its regions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211230/map-where-are-vaccination-rates-highest-in-france Thu, 30 Dec 2021 17:36:44 +0100 map-where-are-vaccination-rates-highest-in-france France has recorded more than 200,000 cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, a new daily record, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211229/another-covid-19-case-record-in-france-as-testing-soars Wed, 29 Dec 2021 10:38:03 +0100 another-covid-19-case-record-in-france-as-testing-soars