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The French government has released details of the conditions under which foreign visitors will be allowed into the country from 9 June
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Some high schools in France have decided to introduce a seven, to ten day quarantine ahead of the baccalaureate, to limit the cases of covid amongst students sitting the exam.
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A two-year-old boy has died in the Vendée, during the massive breakdown of emergency numbers in France. An administrative investigation will be carried out by the regional health agency of the Pays-de-la-Loire. Meanwhile in the Morbihan the public prosecutor's office has also opened an investigation after the death of a 63-year-old man.
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The CEO of Orange has said that emergency service phone numbers are working normally after recent outages. Speaking on French television early this afternoon Stéphane Richard said that all emergency numbers throughout France are back to normal. However, Minister of Health Olivier Veran has said that some problems were still being experienced
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France’s Minister of the Interior has this morning said that the breakdown of the Orange network on Wednesday June 2nd which disrupted access to emergency numbers in France was “serious and unacceptable”.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that the vaccination for 12 to 18-year olds against covid will begin on June 15th.
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A French government spokesperson has said that "sometimes significant" increases in the circulation of the coronavirus are being seen in two regions
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Police have launched a manhunt in the Ardèche for 37-year-old man suspected of having fatally stabbed his father and seriously injured his mother overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. Police have called for any witnesses.
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Two people have died in a fatal road accident on Tuesday afternoon. The man and woman were riding a motorbike on the road from Cap d'Ail to La Turbie when they collided head on with another vehicle.
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The European Union has announced that its Digital COVID Certificate platform has gone live. Available in digital format or on paper, the certificate will provide proof that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, tested negative, or recovered from an infection
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According to the National Association for Snow and Avalanche Research (ANENA), thirty-nine people were killed in avalanches in France this winter, a toll much higher than in previous years due in part to covid restrictions
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Latest local figures for covid have shown that the Alpes Maritimes has the lowest incidence rate in France. Figures from Public Health France on Monday May 31st saw the incidence rate continue to fall dropping to just under 30 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
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Prime Minister Jean Castex has said that the French government will move forward on several Covid-19 issues later this week
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The French government’s scientific council has advised France to “keep a close eye on travellers arriving from the UK due to the Indian covid variant”.
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As France opens up vaccination to all adults today Monday May 31st, health authorities have reported less than 3,000 patients are in intensive care for the first time since January.
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