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Paris 2024: Tony Estanguet is still confident about the calendar

After major announcements as for the Olympics calendar, head of Paris 2024 Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet told Le Monde goals will be achieved "in time". Tickets, urban development projects, and even search for partners: the calendar is to be observed.

Covid: indicators of the epidemic still decreasing in France

In France, Covid-19 pandemic markers keep on decreasing even faster than predictions made by epidemiologic models expected. Although hospitalizations and deaths decline, the resurgence of the Indian variant across the territory and the reopening of terraces make fear a new surge of the virus. But be happy: things are doing well!

Euro 2021: fan zones allowed in France, in what health conditions?

A few weeks prior to the beginning of Euro 2021 soccer competition, Sports minister confirmed there will be fan-zones set up everywhere in France throughout the competition. Of course, some specific health guidelines are to be complied with, starting with health pass-holding to access fan-zones including over 1,000 people.

Coronavirus: failure to respect quarantine, controls, and a fine given to travelers

Faced with the threats of coronavirus variants, France is now imposing a ten-day self-isolation period to travelers coming from Brazil, Chile, Argentina, India, French Guiana, and South Africa. Controls are planned to make sure this measure is complied with, including a €1,500 fine in the event of an offence.

Covid: no nationwide lockdown, the government’s risky health bet?

On the night of the latest announcements made by Prime Minister Jean Castex, this Thursday March 4, 2021, the French understood the government keeps 6 p.m. curfew status quo to curb the Covid-19 epidemic in the 23 departments under “strengthened surveillance” – excluding Pas-de-Calais, placed in local lockdown starting this Saturday. Choosing “confidence contract” and speeding the vaccination campaign up is still double-edged: politically effective in the short run, the degradation of the health situation in France might make it risky in the medium or long run. Keep reading to find out more.

March lockdown vs October lockdown: differences in Paris and France?

France is back into lockdown since Friday October 30, 2020 to stop the second coronavirus epidemic wave. Yet, this lockdown is slightly lighter than the previous one. In concrete words, what are the differences between the two lockdowns in France? Keep reading to find out more.