France Covid-19

• Paris bans French ‘freedom convoy’ inspired by Ottawa trucker protests

  Protesters set out from southern France on Wednesday in what they call a "freedom convoy" that will converge on Paris and Brussels to demand an end to COVID-19 restrictions.

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  Feb 10, 2022
  
• France reports more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases on Christmas Day

  Most new infections are linked to the Omicron variant, which government experts predict will be dominant in France in the coming days.

  Health

  Dec 26, 2021
  
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• France lockdown: What went wrong and what can Canada learn?

  What's happening in France -- and why -- shares some parallels with the resurgence of the coronavirus in Canada. 

  World

  Oct 29, 2020
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• France not planning nationwide lockdown to deal with spike in coronavirus cases

  New measures would include fast-tracked testing for priority cases to reduce time spent waiting for results, and targeted restrictions in areas hit especially hard.

  World

  Sep 11, 2020
• 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.

  Trending

  May 1, 2020
• France faces tough weeks ahead in its fight against the coronavirus, PM warns

  The outbreak initially took hold in eastern France, where hospitals have become overwhelmed, and has been spreading west.

  Health

  Mar 28, 2020
• ‘We are at war’: France mobilizes army, tightens lockdown over coronavirus outbreak

  French President Emmanuel Macron said that from Tuesday midday, people should stay at home unless it was to buy groceries, travel to work, exercise or for medical care. Anyone flouting the restrictions, in place for at least the next two weeks, would be punished.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2020
• COVID-19: France bans indoor gatherings of more than 5,000 in bid to fight new virus

  The number of French cases almost doubled, to 100, on Saturday. Of those 86 are hospitalized, two have died and 12 have recovered.

  Health

  Feb 29, 2020