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The French High Authority of Health has recommended resuming vaccinations with the AstraZeneca vaccine but only for people aged 55 and over.
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The French government’s spokesperson Gabriel Attal has this morning announced that hairdressing salons will be able to welcome their customers despite the new lockdown implemented from this weekend several departments including the Alpes Maritimes.
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21 million people in France will be hit be another lockdown from midnight tonight in the fight against Covid in France. Sixteen departments are concerned including the Alpes Maritimes.
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The Alpes-Maritimes is to go into 7 day a week lockdown for four weeks, starting this Friday evening at midnight.
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Following the green light from the Haute Autorité de Santé, Covid-19 self-testing kits will be available from this weekend in France on the shelves of certain large distribution brands, such as Carrefour.
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French Prime Minister Jean Castex is to visit Nice tomorrow Friday 19th March to talk about the recovery plan.
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The much awaited press conference on new measures concerning the health crisis in France, which was scheduled this evening at 6pm, has been postponed until 7pm
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The much awaited press conference on new measures concerning the health crisis in France, which was scheduled this evening at 6pm, has been postponed until 7pm in order to await the opinion of the European Health Agency (EMA) on the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has called the health situation in France “critical”. Speaking after Wednesday’s defence council the Head of State said that “additional measures” would be taken to tackle the spread of Covid. New measures are to be announced in this evening’s press conference at 6pm.
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"Additional measures" to fight the coronavirus will be put in place from this weekend in the Ile-de-France and the Hauts-de-France, as well as in neighbouring departments
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Following Tuesday’s meeting with the scientific council and today’s defence council the Head of State is set to make new decisions in the fight against the spread of Covid in France.
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The French government is this morning holding a Defence Council to discuss the health situation in the Hauts de France, Ile de France and the Provences Alpes Côte d’Azur, three of the currently worst hit regions due to Covid.
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The European Medicines Agency held a press conference this afternoon regarding the AstraZeneca vaccine after France and several other states temporarily suspended its administration following reports of blood clots
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Speaking to CNews this morning the mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi, has reacted to the suspension of the Astrazenaca vaccine announced on Monday by French President Emmanuel Macron. Estrosi said that the move was “a European strategy and a principle of precaution."
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The president of the Provence Alpes Cote D’Azur region, Renaud Muselier, has announced this morning on France Bleu Azur that the weekend lockdown could be extended by the government.
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As a precaution AstraZeneca vaccinations have been suspended in France marking a huge set back in the country’s vaccination campaign which has already been blighted by obstacles.
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President Macron has announced that injections of the AstraZeneca vaccine are being suspended until tomorrow afternoon
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The vaccination campaign against Covid has kicked of today in French pharmacies.
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Valérie Pécresse, president of the Republicans for the Ile-de-France regional council has warned on French television this morning that the "third wave of Covid will be very violent and will claim more lives".
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France has more than 4,100 Covid patients hospitalized in intensive care, with 821 new hospitalizations in 24 hours across the country, there are now 24,989 Covid-19 patients in hospitals in France.
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