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The French High Authority of Health has approved an additional vaccine in the fight against Covid-19. The HAS today approved the use of Nuvaxovid developed by Novavax
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TUV, the German certifier of defective PIP breast implants has been ordered in France to compensate 1,600 new plaintiffs of 23 nationalities, for a total of at least eight million euros.
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According to Public Health France more than 7,800 new cases of covid were recorded in the Alpes-Maritimes in 24 hours on Monday, January 10th marking a new record since the beginning of the epidemic. On Thursday 13th figures showed that 494 people are currently hospitalised with covid in the Alpes Maritimes, including 106 in critical care, for which the occupancy rate in this service now exceeds 90%.
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French Minister of Health Olivier Veran has announced that he has tested positive for Covid-19.
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The mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi has announced this morning on French television that he has ordered 90,000 self-covid tests which "will be delivered this week" and distributed to families in the city.
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According to unions 75% of primary school teachers will be on strike today Thursday 13th January, in protest against the governments management of the health protocol for covid in French schools
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French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal has said that a further easing of Covid-19 travel restrictions between France and the UK will be announced "in the coming days".
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France's health minister Olivier Veran has said this morning during an interview with French media that figures for the number of daily covid cases in France are actually in reality much higher
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It's has been estimated by the French government that up to 800,000 people who have not had their covid booster vaccine are at risk of having their health pass deactivated this Saturday January 15th.
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Industrial action in French education establishments is still scheduled to go ahead on Thursday. Unions are calling the industrial action because of greivances connected with the government's implemetation of Covid-19 protocols in schools and colleges
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A woman reported missing on Monday, January 10 near Merville, north of Toulouse, has been found dead in a ditch filled with water, as heavy rains hit the region.
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According to the latest data available from Public Health France the covid incidence rate stood at 2,577 in the Alpes-Maritimes between the 1st and the 7th of January, breaking all records
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French Health Minister Olivier Veran has said that the Delta variant "seems to have started to decrease". He said that this was "good news" but that he remained cautious
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French authorities say more than 105,000 people have taken part in protests across the country against the introduction of a new covid vaccination pass.
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French President Emmanuel Macron will be visiting our region today. His visit will this morning begin in Nice to discuss security followed by a visit this afternoon to the Roya Valley to observe the reconstruction of the area following storm Alex in October of 2020.
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