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French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal has confirmed that the extended health pass will come into force from Monday 9 August. However, he said that the first week will be a "break-in" week which "won't be used to sanction" but to help those implementing the health pass.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has posted a video on social media urging people to get vaccinated. In the post the Head of State said
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The driver of a scooter has been killed after losing control of his vehicle on the A8 motorway. The fatal accident occurred at midday on Thursday August 5th on the notoriously dangerous curve at the Nice bypass, westbound.
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The French Constitutional Council has this afternoon approved the provisions in the health bill providing for the extension of the health pass and compulsory vaccination for caregivers.
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As France today awaits a decision from the Constitution Council, concerning the health pass, expected to be announced this afternoon.
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Fully vaccinated passengers returning to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland from France will no longer need to quarantine.
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The Regional Health Agency for the Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur has announced that the so-called "white plan" has been put into operation in the region
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The Regional Health Agency for the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur has announced that the “white plan” recently introduced in hospitals in Corsica to help cope with the increase of covid patients is to be reintroduced in hospitals in the PACA region.
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Corsica has introduced the “plan blanc” in its hospitals, as the number of covid patients increases. The “plan blanc” makes it possible in particular, to call on caregivers which are on leave and to reschedule operations to improve the flow of access to critical care units for covid patients.
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Guadeloupe has become the latest French overseas department to announce lockdown measures because of rapidly rising Covid-19 cases
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France looks set to make the passe sanitaire (health pass) obligatory, pending the Constitutional Council, the country’s highest legal authority, ruling on August 5th. So how will it work?
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Meteo France has issued a high “forest fire alert” for the Esterel and Tanneron region today. Following the warning, the forest areas of Mandelieu-la Napoule, Pegamos and Theoule sur mer will be closed to the public.
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The chairman of the French vaccine strategy council has said that it is possible that collective immunity may be achieved early this autumn
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The latest figures for covid in the Alpes Maritimes region have shown that the incidence rate continues to increase. Standing at 742 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over seven days, it is now three times above the national average.
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Changes are expected at the start of this month with gas and electricity prices continuing to rise, as will the price of parking in Paris. But the month will be especially marked by the expansion of the health pass to many places including restaurants and bars.
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