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Commemoration ceremonies have taken place in Paris today on the fifth anniversary of the attacks in which 130 people lost their lives and 413 were injured
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France's prime minister Jean Castex has said it would be "irresponsible to lift or even relax" the lockdown restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus.
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The bodies of two inhabitants of the Roya valley, have been identified after being discovered in Italy, bringing the toll of the exceptional floods caused by storm Alex on October 2nd to nine dead.
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French Prime Minister Jean Castex said this evening that confinement rules will be unchanged for at least the next 15 days and businesses which are closed will not be able to reopen before then
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An employee of a Mac Donalds branch located on avenue Jean Médecin in Nice has been arrested by police after showing threatening behavior in front of staff.
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France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex will this evening “take stock” of the Covid-19 epidemic during a press conference at 6pm. The Prime Minister will assess the current lockdown while announcing enhanced controls over the next two weeks.
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Armistice Day ceremonies have been held today in towns and villages across the Cote d'Azur
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The number of hospitalisations increased by 3,168 in 24 hours, approaching the peak of April 14, when 32,292 hospitalizations were recorded.
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France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has asked prefects across France to "strengthen controls" and "enforce the rules of lockdown".
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Members of several French teaching unions have been staging industrial action today to protest at what they say is a lack of health protocols in schools, particularly in colleges.
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Doctors from public and private establishments on the Côte d'Azur, have expressed their opposition against the massive deprogramming of non-urgent care due to Covid-19.
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Teaching unions in France have threatened strike action today against the lack of health measures in schools due to Covid-19.
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The French Director General of Health, Jerome Salomon, has said this evening that "the peak of the epidemic is in front of us".
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The regional health agency has announced the deprogramming of all non-emergency medico-surgical activities in the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region as the Covid-19 situation in hospitals is becoming “critical” according to the agency.
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French health authorities have reported a record 86,852 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours at the weekend, as the country's death toll surged past 40,000.
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