The Local France 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 pharma giant Sanofi says its Covid vaccine shows positive result French pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi and Britain's GSK reported on Monday "strong immune responses" in early tests of their Covid-19 vaccine, raising hopes it could join the fight against the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210517/sanofi-gsk-say-covid-vaccine-shows-positive-result Mon, 17 May 2021 11:25:50 +0200 sanofi-gsk-say-covid-vaccine-shows-positive-result Pandemic leaves French hospital interns at breaking point After a year working brutally long hours on the "Covid front-line", hospital interns in France are at breaking point, to the extent that some of them have even committed suicide, according to a national union. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210418/pandemic-leaves-french-hospital-interns-at-breaking-point Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:42:43 +0200 pandemic-leaves-french-hospital-interns-at-breaking-point Numéro verts: Why does France create so many telephone helplines? The current French government has often resorted to creating so-called "numéro verts" or special telephone helplines to try solve multiple problems during the pandemic. But what is a "green number" and are they really useful? https://www.thelocal.fr/20210402/numero-verts-why-does-france-create-so-many-telephone-helplines Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:54:11 +0200 numero-verts-why-does-france-create-so-many-telephone-helplines France to evacuate scores of Covid patients from Paris region by TGV France's government said on Sunday it plans to evacuate around 100 Covid-19 patients from intensive care units in the Paris region by special TGV trains this week as hospitals struggled to keep up with a surge in cases. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210314/france-to-evacuate-scores-of-covid-patients-from-paris-region-by-tgv Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:07:14 +0100 france-to-evacuate-scores-of-covid-patients-from-paris-region-by-tgv French-made Covid nasal spray suspended due to lack of safety data A French company has been ordered to halt sales and recall a nasal spray that it claimed eliminated Covid after the national health regulator said there was no data demonstrating its performance or safety. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210224/french-made-covid-nasal-spray-suspended-due-to-lack-of-safety-data Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:06:57 +0100 french-made-covid-nasal-spray-suspended-due-to-lack-of-safety-data What can Europe do to battle 'pandemic fatigue'? The World Health Organization warned European countries Tuesday about "pandemic fatigue" which it says threatens the continent's ability to tackle the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201007/what-can-europe-do-about-pandemic-fatigue Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:17:28 +0200 what-can-europe-do-about-pandemic-fatigue Europe's 'alarming' infection rates and shorter quarantine periods worry WHO chiefs The European chapter of the World Health Organization on Thursday said it saw "alarming rates of transmission" of Covid-19 across the region and warned countries against shortening quarantine periods. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200917/europes-alarming-infection-rates-and-shorter-quarantine-periods-worry-who Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:55:25 +0200 europes-alarming-infection-rates-and-shorter-quarantine-periods-worry-who