While France has been under partial lockdown since mid-day on Tuesday 17 March 2020 to cope with thecoronavirus epidemic that is currently raging all over the world and to avoid the risk of a rapid spread of the virus in the French population, which would lead to a saturation of hospitals and especially resuscitation beds, the gestures of solidarity from major companies are multiplying. For example, Canal + is broadcasting free of charge and theParis Opera is putting on line the shows during the confinement.
But at a time when we fear a saturation of Internet networks due to a massive increase in the number of videos watched in recent days. The CSA has even asked Canal+ to switch back to encrypted as of March 31, 2020 while the government has asked Disney+ to delay its deployment in France and Netflix announced this Thursday, March 19, 2020 that its streaming service will reduce the video quality of movies and series in Europe to unclog the network ."We estimate that this will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by about 25% while ensuring a good quality service for our members," Netflix said earlier.
But offering activities, creative workshops and entertainment to children is not always easy, especially when you are telecommuting and have to take on the role of school teacher in addition to your daily job. And if you're also one of those responsible parents who want to limit their children's screen time (and rightly so), you should know that there is a friendly, kind and cuddly bear among the smart kids... No, thanks to Audible, you can escape for the duration of an audio book.
Indeed,Amazon 'saudio book service provides a free streaming service during the confinement period, giving access to hundreds of audio books for the youngest, including about twenty in French.
Confinementlecture.com, is also a site of free digital reading ! With more than 70 free ebooks and audio books, reading remains easily accessible during confinement. From general literature, through personal development, fantasy, romance or thriller, there is something for everyone.
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