France Coronavirus

• France to close schools, ban domestic travel as COVID-19 cases surge

  In a televised address to the nation, Macron said new efforts are needed as ``the epidemic is accelerating.''

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  Mar 31, 2021
  
• Police in France shut down illegal rave party defying coronavirus restrictions

  Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter that more than 1,200 party-goers were issued with penalty notices as they left the site.

  Health

  Jan 2, 2021
  
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• France has ‘lost control’ of coronavirus, may need 2nd lockdown, doctors warn

  Nations across Europe enact more sweeping restrictions to try to slow surging infection rates.

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  Oct 26, 2020
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• France’s daily coronavirus case total surpasses 10,000 for the first time

  The latest daily count, surpassing the previous record of 9,843 new infections reported on Thursday, highlights a resurgence of the disease in France.

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  Sep 12, 2020
• Coronavirus: French authorities tighten COVID-19 rules at Tour de France

  French authorities have made it harder for Tour de France teams to reach the finish line in Paris by deciding they will be expelled from the race if two or more of their members, including staff, test positive for COVID-19 within a week.

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  Aug 29, 2020
• Paris mandates masks in busy outdoor areas as coronavirus cases rise

  The order applies to people aged 11 and over, the Paris prefecture said in a statement, adding that indicators showed the virus had begun circulating more widely since mid-July.

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  Aug 8, 2020
• Coronavirus: France adds new cases, clusters as reopening plans announced

  The country's national health agency clarified Friday that the surprising new figures were the result of a new accounting method, and not linked to a much-feared second wave of the virus.

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  May 29, 2020
• Coronavirus: France to allow face-covered religious gatherings

  The French government relaxed some of its lockdown restrictions earlier this month, but did not ease the ban on collective worship.

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  May 22, 2020
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• France to auction off some of country’s antique furniture for COVID-19 relief

  Some pieces up for auction date back to the 19th century during Louis-Philippe I's reign.

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  May 1, 2020
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• New York’s coronavirus death toll tops 9/11 as lockdown in Wuhan ends

  As New York City faced one of its darkest days with the death toll from the coronavirus surging past 4,000 — more than the number killed on 9/11 — the Chinese city where the global pandemic began lifted its final restrictions on movement Wednesday as deaths there plummeted.

  World

  Apr 8, 2020