French Health Minister Francois Braun has announced the implementation of the national health plan for exceptional situations in hospitals because of the epidemic of bronchiolitis. It means that health services will be able to call on additional resources. Earlier today Sante Publique France said that there has been a continued increase in bronchiolitis in children under 2 years of age, despite a decline in connection with the All Saints holidays. It said that emergency room and hospitalizations for the condition are at levels higher than those observed at epidemic peaks for more than 10 years.
President Macron has announced that a UK France summit will be held early next year. Speaking during a visit to Toulon today he said that the summit will be held in the first quarter of 2023. The president also said that he wished to strengthen ties with Germany and outlined a new French strategy in Africa.
A national day of industrial action tomorrow will affect some train, bus and tram services in our region. As usual on a day of industrial action, disruption to train services is expected to start on the evening before the day of action. You can check specific trains on www.sncf.com Today the SNCF said that the industrial action will only have a "moderate" effect on services. It expects an average of nine out of ten local TER services to operate, but that number will vary locally. It anticipates that all TGV services will run, with only slight disruption to inter- city services. No tram services will run in Nice tomorrow and bus services will be disrupted. A reminder that Fri
