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A police officer has been seriously injured in a knife attack in Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique department. A suspect was later apprehended but died after being involved in an exchange of gunfire with police
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Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have announced the launch of large-scale trials for their covid vaccine. The Phase III clinical trial will involve 35,000 people aged 18 and older from several countries.
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France’s minister of foreign affairs has announced that while travellers from the UK will have to isolate for seven days on their arrival in France from Monday the “systematic home check will not be applied”.
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Since this morning it's been possible for all adults in France to make an appointment to be vaccinated from May 31.
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France intends to impose "compulsory isolation" for travellers arriving from the United Kingdom. The quarantine measure is to come into force from next Monday. Compelling reasons will be required for non-residents foreign nationals coming to France from the United Kingdom, who will have to produce a PCR or antigen test dating back less than 48 hours.
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France’s National academy of medicine has recommended making the covid vaccine compulsory for a range of professions.
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Compulsory isolation is to be put in place for travellers entering France from the United Kingdom
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France is working to address fears over protecting people’s privacy when linking the covid “health pass”, to the government’s contact-tracing smartphone app.
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The French government has announced that from June 9th all bars, restaurants and sport complexes will have to display a QR code.
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A member of the French government's Scientific Council has said that the next three weeks will be crucial in the evolution of the epidemic in France
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According to research published on Monday dogs can be trained to detect more than 90 percent of Covid-19 infections. The news could mean fewer travellers having to quarantine.
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Monaco has announced the opening of vaccination against covid to 35-44-year olds this week. From today Tuesday 25th May, a letter will be sent by the government to Monegasques and residents of the Principality, urging them to contact the vaccination center to make an appointment.
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Vaccinations across France have today been opened to members of "priority professions" regardless of age or health situation
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From today in France “priority professionals” will be able to be vaccinated against covid.
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The number of covid hospitalisation in France has dropped below 20,000 for the first time since October 2020. Public Health France reported 19,765 hospitalisation on Saturday, as intensive care patient numbers also dropped to 3,544 – down from more than 6,000 in April.
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