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29.12.2021 / 22:35

COVID-19: France hit by “dizzying” daily record of more than 200,000 new cases

France is seeing a “tidal wave” of COVID-19 infections with 208,000 cases reported over the past 24 hours – a new national and European record, said Health Minister Olivier Véran on Wednesday.

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Up to 10% of new Covid French cases suspected to be Omicron

The Omicron coronavirus variant is now suspected to be responsible for up to 10% of new confirmed Covid-19 cases in France, according to the country's health minister.

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France bans flights from South Africa for 48 hours on new COVID variant

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France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers

Thousands of health workers across France have been suspended without pay for failing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 ahead of a deadline this week, Health Minister Olivier Veran has said.

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France extends gap between Covid-19 vaccine shots

France will lengthen the period between the first and second shots of Covid-19 vaccines to six weeks from four weeks as of 14 April to accelerate the inoculation campaign, the country's health minister has said.

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French PM warns country may be facing ‘sort of 3rd wave’ of COVID-19

French Prime Minister Jean Castex warned on Tuesday that France may be facing “a sort of third wave” of COVID-19 due to the emergence of virus variants, notably the strain first observed in Britain. French Health Minister Olivier Véran also commented on the suspension of AstraZeneca vaccines following reports of blood clots and other side effects in other countries, calling it a “precious tool” in France’s vaccine strategy.

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New virus variants become the norm in France

France's Minister for Health has issued a stark warning about the growing number of cases of Covid-19, describing the situation as tense and worrying.

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France may follow Italy and block Covid vaccines being exported abroad

France could block shipments abroad of Covid-19 vaccines, similar to moves on this front by Italy, according to the French Health Minister Olivier Veran.

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Covid-19 hospitalisations hit near nine-week high in France

Covid-19 patients in French hospitals hit a near nine-week high on Sunday, as the country shut its borders to all but essential travel to and from nearly all countries outside the European Union.There are 27,613 Covid-19 sufferers being treated in hospitals in France, up 331 on the previous day and hitting a level last seen on Dec. 1.President Emmanuel Macron on Friday did not impose a third national lockdown and instead tightened Covid-19 border controls, shutting down large shopping malls and stepping up the policing of a nightly curfew.Health Minister Olivier Veran told the Journal du Dimanche that France could still avert a third wave without another full confinement.

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Fast virus tests at French nursing homes as deaths rise anew

PARIS – Virus pressure is mounting at French nursing homes, where more than 400 people with COVID-19 have died in the past week and some residents are again being confined to their rooms and cut off from their families.“I cry every day,” said Patricia Deliry, 81, whose daughter usually provides daily assistance at her Paris care home but has been kept away for the past two weeks as part of the home's virus protection efforts. Deliry hasn’t been able to see fellow residents either.

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French health minister's home searched in Covid probe

French police searched the home of Health Minister Olivier Véran on Thursday as part of an inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis, his office said.

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French police search homes of top officials in virus probe

PARIS – French police searched the homes of the former prime minister, the current and former health ministers and other top officials Thursday in an investigation into the government response to the global coronavirus pandemic. The Health Ministry confirmed the dawn searches, which included the offices of the current health minister Olivier Veran.

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Paris at 'maximum Covid alert level' and could be under full lockdown from next week

Covid alert level following a spike in cases in the French capital, the country's health minister has said.French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday that the Paris region has passed three thresholds for maximum alert in new coronavirus infection rates.Mr Veran also told a news conference that new measures aimed at curbing the spread of the illness could be imposed as soon as Monday if the situation does not improve over the weekend, Reuters News reports.It would mean all bars and restaurants would be ordered to close – with the health minister set to make his decision on SundayBut Mr Veran added that France has no plan to enforce coronavirus lockdown measures with major fines or prison sentences like in some other countries.On

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French hospitals delay operations to cope with COVID surge

PARIS – Hospitals in the Paris and Marseille regions are delaying some scheduled operations to free up space for COVID-19 patients as the French government tries to stem a rising tide of coronavirus infections, the health minister said Sunday.As restaurants and bars in Marseille prepared to shut down Sunday night for a week as part of scattered new French virus restrictions, Health Minister Olivier Veran insisted that the country plans no new lockdowns.Two Nobel Prize-winning economists proposed in Le Monde newspaper this weekend that France lock down its population for the first three weeks of December, to allow families to get together safely for the end-of-year holidays and “save Christmas.”In response, Veran said on LCI television that

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Coronavirus fears mount in Spain and France tourist hotspots as countries report outbreaks and 'active clusters'

The Mirror reports that the highest number of infections have been found in Catalonia, Aragon and the Basque region.

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France extends coronavirus emergency until 24 July

A proposal to go before parliament from Monday says the lifting this month of the emergency, which began on 24 March, would 'be premature' and 'could see a risk of the outbreak' intensifying

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Coronavirus: Cases of mysterious virus-related illness reported in at least 6 countries

This week, a mysterious coronavirus-related illness hit the headlines, after doctors were urgently alerted about a rise of cases in children.

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Coronavirus: France to test nicotine substitutes for Covid-19 treatment

Doctors at Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris to conduct clinical tests using nicotine patches on health-care workers as they think coronavirus may involve receptors in the body that respond to nicotine

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France reports record toll of 833 new coronavirus deaths

France has reported that 833 more people have died of Covid-19 in hospitals and nursing homes over the past 24 hours, its highest daily toll since the epidemic began.

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First French doctor dies from coronavirus as minister warns of medical staff's 'heavy sacrifice'

Coronavirus has claimed the life of a French doctor as the country prepares for an expected surge in cases.

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Does ibuprofen worsen coronavirus? Canadian pharmacists say evidence is lacking

A suggestion out of France that taking popular anti-inflammatory painkillers like ibuprofen could worsen the effects of the novel coronavirus has raised concerns over what to take to treat mild symptoms.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0