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Covid: what we know and still don’t know about the virus, one year on

Where does it come from, how did it contaminate the entire planet in a matter of months, how to get rid of this? The Covid-19 raised many questions and some of them remain answerless. What do we know about the virus that changed our lives in less than a year? Keep reading to find out more.

Covid: why wearing a mask and complying with health guidelines even once vaccinated?

The vaccination campaign continues in France, and a question is often raised: why wearing a mask and complying with health guidelines even once vaccinated? Variants, contagiousness, immunity lifespan, some of you might be disappointed, and skeptics might be bothered.

Covid: a new logo for cloth face-covers allowed to be sold

Starting March 1, 2021, a new logo will be displayed on cloth face-covers allowed to be sold. Goodbye “type 1 masks”, welcome “general public, >90% filtration” masks.

Covid: handmade fabric facemasks as effective as surgical masks, WHO says

As Olivier Véran and the Haute Autorité de Santé no longer recommend handmade cloth facemask to keep one safe from Covid variant, this Friday January 22, 2021, WHO addressed the issue, pointing the contrary. A statement followed by the National Academy of Medicine recommending French to keep on wearing them.

Covid: Sonomask, the cloth facemask killing 99% of viruses and bacteria thanks to zinc oxide

Sonovia provides a new mask killing 99% of viruses and bacteria. To do so, the Israeli company relies on zinc oxide included in a mix of cotton and polyester. You only have to wash it once a week – like its rival Linvinguard. This mask is also said to have been tested and approved and withstand “55 washes”.

Covid-19: Livinguard launches a “virus-destroying” cloth facemask thanks to polypropylenes

A mask destroying viruses and bacteria, this is what promises a Swiss Company, Livinguard, that will soon sell its Pro Mask in France. Its “self-disinfecting” technology makes it a mask than can be worn several days in a row without having to wash it. But for €29.90 apiece, this mask is about to become this year’s Christmas gift.

Covid: “I hope facemasks to be gone by next summer” Emmanuel Macron wishes

During a long interview with Brut on Friday December 4, French President explained he bet on the summer 2021 to make the French let go off their facemasks.

Covid-19: reusing surgical facemasks prohibited by law in France

In France, it is legally prohibited to reuse surgical facemasks. This law goes against experts’ recommendations and leads to too much waste.

Coronavirus: could breathing heavily when it is very hot spread the virus more easily?

As France is hit by a heatwave, some people warn against breathing too heavily as it could spread coronavirus more easily. Let us explain.

Coronavirus: surgical masks or cloth masks, which one should you get?

As facemasks are more and more mandatory to fight against coronavirus, should you get a surgical mask or a cloth mask? Here are the pros and cons of each option.

Mandatory masks in Paris: the measure ultimately does not apply to cyclists and runners

Facemasks are mandatory in Paris starting Friday August 28, 2020 at 8 a.m. But does the measure also apply to cyclists and runners? After announcing that everybody was to yield to this obligation, excluding “users riding inside motor vehicles”, the police prefecture back-pedaled saying that ultimately cyclists and runners do not have to wear a mask to move around Paris and the inner suburbs of Paris.

Coronavirus: facemasks mandatory everywhere

Will the city of Paris generalize mandatory facemasks in town? In the August 27's press conference, Prime Minister Jean Castex said he was in talks with the Paris city hall to "extend the obligation of facemasks" in the French capital, to start the day after, Friday August 28, at 8 a.m. As for now, facemasks are mandatory in several crowded outdoor places in the city.

Mandatory facemasks in Paris: the new list of areas concerned per arrondissement

This Friday August 14, 2020, the Paris prefecture announces new areas where facemasks are mandatory starting from this Saturday at 8 a.m. In Paris, and in many departments around, the mandatory covering from Monday August 10, at 8 a.m., is then extended to new areas including the Champs-Elysées. Here is the list of places per arrondissement.

Paris: mandatory facemasks in outdoor public places, the map of areas concerned

In Paris, facemasks are mandatory in some areas from Monday August 10, 2020. This Friday August 14, the Police prefecture said they extended the measure to new streets and neighborhoods. The Champs-Elysées, the Louvre area and the Batignolles neighborhood are concerned. The prefect also said that “if the epidemiologic situation was to worsen again, facemasks might be mandatory in the entire capital”.

Heatwave: Can we dampen cloth facemasks when it is too hot?

As temperatures are still rising, reaching 40°C (104°F) in South of France, coronavirus is still around and face coverings can be hard to bear. And yet, it remains vital to wear them. Therefore, can we dampen cloth face coverings to make wearing them more bearable? According to the Afnor (French Association for Standardization), the answer is absolutely no.

Airborne transmission of coronavirus is possible, a study says

According to a study released on Monday July 20, 2020 by a team of scientists from the Nebraska university in the medRxiv magazine, airborne transmission of coronavirus is possible, like talking, breathing, coughing or sneezing. Results that support what other scientists said following an experiment released on May 13 in scientific PNAS magazine.

Coronavirus: what are the closed public places facemasks are mandatory in?

Facemasks are now mandatory in closed public places from Monday July 20, 2020 in France. Health Minister Olivier Véran shared the list of places concerned. Here there are.

Coronavirus: the price for surgical masks controlled until January 10, 2021

Surgical masks still cost 95 cents per piece, maximum, until January 10, 2021. A decree has extended the control of the price of masks and hand-sanitizer. This extension comes in as France has just exited health emergecny.

Coronavirus: how to put your protective face mask on and how to take it off

In order to curb the coronavirus epidemic, protective facemasks are more and more used by French. FFP2 masks, surgical masks or even cloth masks…. Each and everyone is trying to protect themselves against the virus. But do you know how to properly wear your mask? Here are the right gestures and mistakes you don’t want to make.

Deconfinement: Anne Hidalgo thinks facemasks to be mandatory in the streets of Paris

As France is exiting containment, Anne Hidalgo announced this Tuesday May 12th she wanted facemasks to be mandatory in the streets of Paris. A declaration made on Twitter in order to secure Parisians and reopen parks and gardens.