Île de france

Covid: the number of patients in ICU starts to decrease

The number of patients in ICU has been slightly decreasing for the past three days. This is some very hopeful news, as contamination data keep breaking records.

Covid: Paris is France’s hardest-hit department with 27% Omicron cases

Omicron is spreading at lightning pace and the number of positive cases because of it are still underestimated. Paris reports 27% of suspect cases making it the hardest-hit department in France by the new variant.

Covid: 240 Omicron cases confirmed in France

According to the latest official counting released this Wednesday December 15, 2021, there are 240 Omicron cases in France as confirmed by Santé Publique France.

Amal, the giant puppet from Syria, in the streets of Paris until Friday

After a journey started in July 2021 in Gaziantep, Turkey, the giant puppet Amal continues its journey in France before reaching Great Britain. This 3.5 meter high doll, symbolizing a young Syrian refugee, can be discovered in the streets of Paris until this Friday, October 15, 2021.

Nuit Blanche 2021: night show at Parc Georges Valbon

For Nuit Blanche 2021, a not-to-be-missed event on Saturday October 2, the Parc départemental Georges-Valbon in Seine-Saint-Denis is offering a free nocturnal show that's both celestial and participatory.

Covid: a “major risk” if the 4th wave hits in August, Île-de-France regional health agency director warns

As the toll of new Covid-19 cases increases again in Île-de-France, Île-de-France regional health agency (ARS) director fears an early fourth wave, likely to hit from August. If so, then it will be a “major risk” for hospitals, Aurélien Rousseau told Journal du Dimanche.

Eiffel Tower: antigenic tests provided to visitors without a health pass

While the health pass is instated from Wednesday July 21, 2021, in some cultural places or places of leisure, a testing center opens at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. The occasion for visitors – not holding the precious key – to take an antigenic test on site before entering the famous Parisian landmark.

Paris Beer Festival 2021

Beer is once again given pride of place in Île-de-France! Paris Beer Week – renamed Paris Beer Festival – is back from September 1 to 5, 2021 for a new and 8th edition, including a closing weekend scheduled at Ground Control. On the menu? Tasting of course, as well as parties, brewery workshops, and even meetings with fascinated brewers.

Covid: the Delta variant now dominating in Paris

After Landes, it is now Paris to be concerning health authorities. Now, the Delta variant is highly active. This Wednesday July 7, 2021, Île-de-France Regional Health Agency General Director Aurélien Rousseau says the Indian variant “is found in more than half of the cases in Paris”.

Covid: sniffer dogs soon to be used in nursing homes to detect coronavirus?

What if sniffer dogs were the solution to help and detect Covid-19 positive cases? According to Ouest-France, these four-legged animals might enable to make family visits easier in nursing homes.

Coronavirus: about a hundred cases of Indian variant detected in France

As France keeps on exiting lockdown, the Indian variant has been recently detected in the country and keeps on spreading, although the contamination toll remains weak – according to Santé Publique France’s data. The health authorities confirm 54 episodes involving a total of around a hundred cases of variant have been found through sequencing.

Covid : opening of the vaccination center in Paris la Défense Arena on May 3rd

The Hauts-de-Seine prefecture confirms the opening of the Paris La Défense Arena vaccinodrome on Monday, May 3, 2021. The huge vaccination center installed in the largest hall in Europe in Nanterre will be able to vaccinate more than 1,000 people per day.

Château de Groussay, and its Anglo-Chinese garden - Closed

Looking for an enchanting, timeless stroll? We'll take you to the Yvelines to discover the Château de Groussay and its unusual Anglo-Chinese garden!

Covid: towards the inversion of the curve and the end of the third wave’s peak in France?

Is the contamination curve inversing? Has the third epidemic wave peaked in France already? This is what some experts think, noticing a decrease in new contamination cases and the incidence rate in French departments complying with “massive curbing measures” for three weeks already. Keep reading to find out more.

Covid: all the vaccination hubs to open soon in Paris and Île-de-France

Vaccination hubs, mega vaccination centers, XXL vaccination centers… You name it, but they are about to crop up all over the place in the coming weeks in France to improve the pace of the vaccination campaign. Here are all the vaccination hubs already open or about to do so in Paris and Île-de-France.

Covid: lockdown extended to France, schools to close, reopenings, Macron's latest statements

Faced with the third Covid-19 epidemic wave, Emmanuel Macron addressed the French this Wednesday March 31, 2021. The French President assessed the worrying evolution of the country's health situation. Therefore, the Head of State has called lockdown extended to the entire mainland country - and no longer to 19 departments only -, along with the closure of schools for three weeks, "systematic" working from home, as well as a detailed vaccination calendar.

Covid and health restrictions: the 3 scenarios considered by the government in the face of the 3rd wave

What are the new restrictions to be made, as a Health Defense Council is held this Wednesday. According to France Télévisions and BFMTV, three scenarios are being considered by the government to curb the Covid-19 epidemic in the country. Keep reading to find out more.

Covid: 230 sick hospitalized every day in Île-de-France, AP-HP’s alarmist projections

Are restrictions in Île-de-France to be made stricter soon? If not, then 230 people could be hospitalized every day in Île-de-France, according to AP-HP’s projections.

Coronavirus: Île-de-France schools to close this week?

The coronavirus epidemic is highly worrying in Île-de-France, and particularly in schools. Despite reinforced health protocol, are schools to close this week in the Paris area?

Coronavirus: lockdown, schools, vaccination – a decisive week in France

The coronavirus epidemic is escalating in France and this week will be decisive. Lockdown, schools, vaccination, Health Defense Council, here are the main issues and what to expect in the coming days.