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Sante Publique France has said that there has been what it called a "worrying trend" in coronavirus indicators and that there is a high risk of "resumption of the epedemic"
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Local media has this morning reported that recent figures from Public Health France show that the number of patients hospitalised for Covid-19 in the Alpes Maritimes has reached a new record overtaking the peak of cases during the first wave of Covid-19.
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The six-week national lockdown in France is to be lifted on December 15th and replaced by a curfew from 8pm to 6am including New Year’s Eve. The move announced by French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday will allow families to travel to celebrate Christmas, but museums, theatres and cinemas will remain closed.
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A press conference has been held in Paris at which French Prime Minister Jean Castex along with Health Minister Olivier Veran and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin gave an update on coronavirus measures from 15 December
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France’s Minister of employment has announced that partial unemployment compensation will be extended until the end of January for all sectors. The measure concerns the sectors most affected by the crisis, supported 100% by the State, and other sectors, which are 15% of the remainder.
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A 40-year-old man has been placed in police custody in Nice for “manslaughter”. On Wednesday evening the Nice public prosecutor's office confirmed that the arrest was in connection with the death of 24-year-old Alexander a week ago.
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A fire broke out at the Lenval hospital in Nice this afternoon but was quickly brought under control
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The Council of State will today vote on the closure of ski lifts at ski resorts. Six regions including the Provence Alpes Cote d’Azur have appealed to the Council of State against the government's decision to close the ski lifts for the Christmas holidays.
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A helicopter belonging to the Service Aérien Français, a private company that conducts search-and-rescue missions and other air services across France, has crashed in the French Alps killing five of the six people on board.
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French Prime Minister Jean Castex and Minister of Health Olivier Veran are expected to hold a press conference at 6pm on Thursday. It's believed that they will address the issue of whether coronavirus numbers are low enough to permit the deconfinement scheduled for next Tuesday
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The delay in cancer care in France due to Covid-19 could result in up to 6,000 additional deaths. The number of cancer patients treated between January and August in all French hospitals fell by 23.3% in 2020 compared to 2019.
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The president of the Confederation of French medical unions (CSMF) has warned that “there is a certain relaxation, from the French concerning restrictions for Covid-19, which could prove to be catastrophic”. Jean Paul Ortiz made the comments following a press conference held by France’s General Health Director Jérôme Salomon on Monday evening.
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A press conference has been held this evening in Paris at which the Director General of Health Jerome Salomon gave an update on the pandemic
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British ex-pat Morgan Keane was accidentally shot and killed by a hunter last week and more than 900 people in southwest France have taken part in a march of solidarity in honour of the 25 year old man.
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The president of the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region Renaud Muselier has announced the distribution of 100,000 antigenic tests in some 1,900 pharmacies in the region.
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