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More protests are expected throughout France this weekend against the extension of the health pass. The government estimates that 250,000 demonstrators may take to the streets
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A 7-year-old child has died from his injuries after being hit by a car in Fréjus on Thursday evening. The tragic accident occurred shortly before 10pm, when a mother and her two children aged 7 and 9 were violently struck by a Range Rover vehicle at a roundabout, in the town centre.
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During a visit to the University hospital of Fort-de-France in Martinique on Thursday, France’s Health Minister Olivier Véran has expressed concern at the young age of covid patients in intensive care.
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A light plane has crashed into the sea off Cannes. The four seater aircraft with just the pilot on board crashed near the Iles de Lerin this morning.
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The number of covid related deaths for the Alpes Maritimes region has exceeded 2,000. Public Health France figures show that 16 deaths have been recorded since the beginning of the month, compared to 10 in July and 11 in June.
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Speaking on Wednesday August 12th, at the opening of the Health Defense Council, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the “current health situation was more delicate due to the Delta variant”.
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French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal has said that there is "no decline in the epidemic" and the hospital situation is getting worse
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French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that “the health crisis is not behind us and will last for several more months”.
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A meeting of the “Health Defence Council” is scheduled to take place this morning. French President Emmanuel Macron will be chairing the meeting via video link from Fort Bregancon in the Var where he is currently on holiday.
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The French Minister of Overseas Territories has described the health situation in Martinique and Guadeloupe as "extremely serious". Sebastien Lecornu said that the French territories in the West Indies are facing an incidence level never seen before in France.
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In the most recent update from Public Health France the average age of patients being hospitalised with covid, to intensive care units is 59
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Faced with what's been described as a "dramatic" situation, the island of Martinique has introduced a strict lockdown from today Tuesday 10th August, for a period of three weeks.
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French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal is in Nice today. He has been visiting a vaccination centre as well as talking to restaurant owners in the old town regarding the first day of the extension of the health pass.
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France's health minister has appealed for volunteer doctors and nurses on the mainland to travel to the overseas territories of Guadaloupe and Martinique as covid infections overwhelm hospitals on the two Caribbean islands.
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From today Monday 9th August, the health pass will be required for cafes, restaurants, bars, long distance journeys, cinemas, nursing homes and hospitals, with an exception for A&E and your general practitioner.
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