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 Switzerland on Monday added several regions of France and Austria to its quarantine list, but avoided including border regions. Here’s why. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200916/why-switzerland-avoided-adding-border-regions-to-its-quarantine-list Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:54:03 +0200 why-switzerland-avoided-adding-border-regions-to-its-quarantine-list According to projections from the University of Geneva, arrivals from France may have to quarantine on arrival in Switzerland in the coming days. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200821/will-france-be-placed-on-switzerlands-coronavirus-quarantine-list Fri, 21 Aug 2020 16:59:21 +0200 will-france-be-placed-on-switzerlands-coronavirus-quarantine-list Anyone arriving from Switzerland and France will now have to quarantine when they get to Norway. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200806/norway-introduces-quarantine-for-swiss-arrivals Thu, 06 Aug 2020 19:06:07 +0200 norway-introduces-quarantine-for-swiss-arrivals The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum and home to the Mona Lisa, reopens on Monday but with coronavirus restrictions in place and parts of the complex closed to visitors. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200704/coronavirus-paris-louvre-museum-to-reopen-on-monday-after-crippling-losses Sat, 04 Jul 2020 12:09:12 +0200 coronavirus-paris-louvre-museum-to-reopen-on-monday-after-crippling-losses The coronavirus pandemic and the pressure to close borders presented a unique challenge for Switzerland. Daniel Wighton looks at how significant and speedy action was taken to protect the country's legion of cross-border workers and avoid a catastrophe in its health service. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200612/switzerland-cross-border-workers-coronavirus-sokutions-journalism Fri, 12 Jun 2020 18:19:29 +0200 switzerland-cross-border-workers-coronavirus-sokutions-journalism The French government has increased the fine for dropping face masks on city streets. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200607/coronavirus-france-doubles-fine-for-littering-face-masks Sun, 07 Jun 2020 20:58:40 +0200 coronavirus-france-doubles-fine-for-littering-face-masks The COVID-19 pandemic is now "under control" in France, the head of the government's scientific advisory council said Friday, as the country cautiously emerges from a lockdown imposed in March. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200605/france-brings-coronavirus-under-control-as-deaths-fall Fri, 05 Jun 2020 23:07:47 +0200 france-brings-coronavirus-under-control-as-deaths-fall French churches were preparing to hold their first Sunday masses in more than two months after the government bowed to a ruling that they should be reopened -- provided proper precautions were taken. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200524/coronavirus-churches-mosques-and-synagogues-reopen-across-france Sun, 24 May 2020 12:41:56 +0200 coronavirus-churches-mosques-and-synagogues-reopen-across-france For automakers Renault and Nissan, the world is currently a very different place to what it had been just a few short months ago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200524/french-automakers-hit-hard-by-coronavirus-crisis Sun, 24 May 2020 12:26:02 +0200 french-automakers-hit-hard-by-coronavirus-crisis Tentatively, parts of Europe are emerging from lockdown, with France and Belgium joining the list of countries easing measures on Monday, amid fears of a second coronavirus wave. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200510/how-is-each-european-country-emerging-from-coronavirus-lockdown Sun, 10 May 2020 18:50:16 +0200 how-is-each-european-country-emerging-from-coronavirus-lockdown French tennis chief Bernard Guidicelli admitted Sunday that Roland Garros, already controversially pushed back four months due to the coronavirus, could be staged behind closed doors. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200510/french-open-may-take-place-behind-closed-doors-due-to-coronavirus Sun, 10 May 2020 11:53:41 +0200 french-open-may-take-place-behind-closed-doors-due-to-coronavirus People in France and Spain, two of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, were preparing Saturday for an easing of lockdown rules as the global number of infections surpassed four million. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200510/france-and-spain-move-toward-reopening-as-global-coronavirus-cases-pass-four-million Sun, 10 May 2020 11:48:05 +0200 france-and-spain-move-toward-reopening-as-global-coronavirus-cases-pass-four-million Several new cases of coronavirus have been detected in the southwestern French region of Dordogne that have been linked to a gathering after a funeral service. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200509/new-cases-of-coronavirus-in-dordogne-after-dozens-attend-funeral-service Sat, 09 May 2020 14:41:43 +0200 new-cases-of-coronavirus-in-dordogne-after-dozens-attend-funeral-service France reported another 243 coronavirus deaths on Friday, raising its total toll to 26,230, while the number of patients in intensive care continued to fall. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200509/france-records-243-new-coronavirus-deaths Sat, 09 May 2020 11:32:03 +0200 france-records-243-new-coronavirus-deaths French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will on Tuesday present the national strategy for emerging from the coronavirus lockdown, his office told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200426/french-prime-minister-to-present-strategy-to-end-coronavirus-lockdown Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:57:38 +0200 french-prime-minister-to-present-strategy-to-end-coronavirus-lockdown Our journalists and reporters around Europe sum up the impact of the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200425/how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-has-hit-international-residents-across-europe Sat, 25 Apr 2020 13:58:37 +0200 how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-has-hit-international-residents-across-europe France on Friday reported 389 more coronavirus deaths, a lower toll than in previous days, and also welcomed new falls in the number of patients in hospital and intensive care. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200425/france-reports-lower-coronavirus-death-toll-as-hospital-numbers-fall Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:42:49 +0200 france-reports-lower-coronavirus-death-toll-as-hospital-numbers-fall France said on Friday it was readying a "historic" package of multi-billion euro loans to help carmaker Renault and flag-carrier Air France through the crisis caused by the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200425/france-readying-historic-multi-billion-euro-package-to-save-air-france-and-renault Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:28:38 +0200 france-readying-historic-multi-billion-euro-package-to-save-air-france-and-renault German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Saturday condemned aggression towards French people travelling into border areas, which has flared amid the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200412/coronavirus-germany-condemns-anti-french-agression Sun, 12 Apr 2020 13:03:25 +0200 coronavirus-germany-condemns-anti-french-agression France on Friday reported 987 more COVID-19 deaths registered in hospitals and nursing homes over the last 24 hours, although the number of patients in intensive care fell for the second day in a row. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200411/france-reports-987-more-coronavirus-deaths-as-toll-tops-13000 Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:08:31 +0200 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