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IN DETAIL: These are France's new rules (and exemptions) on masks in workplaces

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:10:40 +0200

France's new rule on compulsory face masks in the workplace entered into effect on September 1st, albeit with a string of exemptions.

Paris and French Riviera labelled coronavirus 'risk zones' by Germany

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:56:22 +0200

Tourists travelling from the greater Paris and Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur regions to Germany must take a Covid-19 test and quarantine upon their return, the German foreign ministry stated on Monday.

EXPLAINED: What's France's plan if there's a second wave of coronavirus?

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:30:13 +0200

The French government said Wednesday it is preparing for a second wave of COVID-19 cases that could emerge in the coming months, but will not respond with another nationwide lockdown to contain the outbreak.

French plane quarantined over swine flu fears

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 12:57:00 +0100

French authorities quarantined a plane full of tourists returning from a trip to Asia, when several of them began coughing and spluttering and showing signs of fever while on board. It was described as a like a scene out of a "bad disaster movie".

France set to open floodgates to cheap fags

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:20:00 +0100

There may be good news ahead for smokers in France, as reports in the French press on Friday suggested the government is to lift a restriction on the amount of cigarettes that can be legally brought into the country from other EU states.

Surgeons launch strike over fee accord

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:37:00 +0100

Surgeons from clinics and medical interns at public hospitals launched a strike on Monday, risking the closure of hundreds of operating rooms around the country.

MPs vote to ban use of Bisphenol A

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:48:33 +0200

Parliamentarians voted on Wednesday to ban the use of bisphenol A in all food packaging from 2014, with an earlier ban on its use in packaging aimed at children from 2013.

Dodgy mushrooms swell emergency rooms

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:35:51 +0200

Mushrooms have appeared earlier than usual in the southwest of the country, leading to a flood of people turning up in hospital emergency rooms with food poisoning symptoms.