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Coronavirus: the white plan reactivated in Île-de-France hospitals

As 40% of ICU beds in Île-de-France are currently occupied by Covid patients, Ile-de-France health agency director general Aurélien Rousseau says on Twitter he “asked heads of the regional health facilities to set the white plan off to unite their resources and anticipate the days to come”.

Coronavirus: Paris on maximum alert area, new restrictions

Facing the worsening situation of the health crisis in the country, today, Paris and its inner suburbs are on maximum alert. This Monday October 5, 2020 at 11:30 a.m., Paris Police PRefect and the competent authorities have unveiled new anti-Covid measures. These new "binding measures" will be implemented on Tuesday for a two-week period.

Anticafé opens in La Défense the largest coworking café in Europe

It is THE biggest coworking café in Europe! To discover this 360m² space imagined by Anticafé, head for the CNIT in La Défense.

Île-de-France: every departments are now listed as "red area"

COVID-19: After Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, and Hauts-de-Seine, the other four Ile-de-France departments (Essonne, Yvelines, Seine-et-Marne and Val d'Oise) are now listed along with French department exceeding the alert threshold facing the circulation of the virus.

Coronavirus: French tourism records at least 30 to 40 billion-euro loss

Because of coronavirus, French tourism has been struggling and facing considerable loss. According to secretary of state for tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, “the immediate impact of the epidemic costs at least 30 to 40 billion euros”.

Paris is the European metropolis experiencing the most brutal increase of the pollution

A study by the Research Center on the Energy and the Air Quality reveals the increase of the pollution in Paris is the harshest among the European metropolises.

Coronavirus: all metro stations open, traffic forecast in Paris on June 22

Since May 11th, first day of the containment exit, the public transportation public in Paris and Ile-de-France has improved. All statiosn are open, and here is the traffic forecast for Monday June 22, in Paris and Ile-de-France.

Containment exit: Paris and Ile-de-France are green

Following Emmanuel Macron's address this Sunday night, Paris and Ile-de-France are now in green area starting this Monday June 15. Discover what changes and what remains suspended for now.

Surfing: the future wave pool of Sevran in Seine-Saint-Denis

With the WhiteWater technology, which generates an average of 720 waves per hour, surfers of all horizons will be able to meet in the suburbs of Paris, at the future wave pool of Sevran in Seine-Saint-Denis. We present you the project!

Paris opens streets to restaurants and bars from June 2

In order to help restaurants, cafés and bars to resume works in the best health conditions possible, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo considers giving entire streets for them, and for free, until September 30, 2020. Restaurants and cafés interested must sign up on Paris City hall website starting Sunday May 31 and sign a charter committing them to respect the public area and neighbors. Paris mayor is also considering temporary closure, between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. about twenty streets to keep them for café, bar and restaurant terraces.

Coronavirus in Île-de-France: hospitals still under pressure but an “overall positive signal”

How will the Covid-19 map look like when Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will present it on May 28 when presenting on the second phase of containment exit? Will Paris and Île-de-France turn green? According to Ile-de-France Health Agency director Aurélien Rousseau, “there are reasons to be optimistic”. If some hospitals are still under pressure, he speaks about an “overall positive signal”.

Coronavirus: a website gathers all drive-through Covid-19 testing laboratories in France

Looking to get a drive-through covid-19 test? We have got you covered! This past weekend, a new platform has been set up and live. Simply named drivecovid.fr, it currently gathers over 600 sites everywhere in France.

Sulfur odor in Paris and Île-de-France: analyses are ongoing

Last Sunday evening, Paris and Ile-de-France inhabitants have been disturbed by a strange sulfur odor in the air for some and a smell of burning for others. If internet users have shared their worries on social network, Paris firefighters attribute these smells to the sever storms this weekend. Analyses are ongoing to determine the origin. Results should be known later today.

Employer’s certificate in Île-de- France public transit to download or online

Île-de-France inhabitants will need an “employer’s certificate”, or “Attestion employeur” in French, to ride public transit at peak hours and go to work starting from May 11th. Ile-de-France region President has had this proposition listed in a charter signed this Wednesday with the State, the local authorities, employers, union trades and public transit operators and validated by the government. This certificate will be mandatory at peak hours between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. upon penalization. The Police Prefecture confirmed tolerance will be shown until Tuesday May 12th.

Paris: hand-sanitizer distributors set in bus shelters and in public restrooms

Starting from May 11th, hand sanitizer distributors will be set in the streets of Paris, in bus shelters and public restrooms.

Coronavirus: the Seine riverbanks, the Esplanade des Invalides and the Champ de Mars reopen this May 11th

It's official, with the end of confinement, this Monday May 11th, you can now enjoy the Seine riverbanks, the Esplanade des Invalides and the Champ-de-Mars pitches in Paris and all the way to the Bois de Vincennes and the Bois de Boulogne woods. Careful though, gatherings over 10 people remain banned!

Paris 2024 Olympics: the Minister of Sport alerts to possible budget overrun

With the health crisis caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, the organization of Paris 2024 Summer Olympics is disturbed. Facility works delayed, uncertainty as for sponsors, the Minister of Sports thinks the budget for the future Olympic Games in Paris will be “undoubtedly” overran.

Coronavirus: Paris 2024 Summer Olympics to be postponed?

As the Covid-19 pandemic keeps on paralyzing the world’s economy and leading to the one-year adjournment of the Tokyo Olympics, Paris 2024 Summer Olympics organizers are worried about the consequences of the health crisis on the calendar of the future Olympic Games. Many questions remain without an answer, as voices are raising to maintain or anticipate a postponement to 2025.

316 mayors in Ile-de-France demand schools to reopen after May 11th

316 mayors in Ile-de-France including Anne Hidalgo are against schools to reopen on May 11th and speak up in an open letter.

Coronavirus: consequences on Paris Olympics 2024?

As Tokyo Olympics 2020 are officially postponed to 2021, many questions are still without an answer as for the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on Paris 2024. Work sites shut down, sponsoring contracts, new budget: somes voices are getting louder among the IOC to "rethink" the Olympics.