Schools in France are now operating under a stricter Covid-19 protocol, including measures such as regulation masks, and new rules on classes closing if a case of the UK variant is confirmed. The National Education Ministry confirmed the new protocol on Monday this week, to
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of France on Saturday to express their anger over a security bill they say is anti-democratic. Others were protesting on behalf of the culture and arts sectors, both of which have been hit hard by the restrictions imposed to prevent the
French President Emmanuel Macron called for international regulation to curb the spread of ideological extremism in Western democracies, chiding tech companies and political correctness for allowing it to flourish. Speaking to a group of reporters inside the Élysée Palace, Mr. Macron said the storming of
A restaurant owner was in police custody on Thursday after he defied France’s coronavirus restrictions by inviting dozens of people to eat in a revolt against the government’s ban on the opening of cafes and other eateries. The incident underscored the risks for President Emmanuel
Covid-19 lockdowns sparked a big drop in the number of reported crimes in France last year, except for domestic violence and rape cases which continued to rise, the interior ministry said on Thursday. As a result of “exceptional circumstances” brought on by the coronavirus epidemic, which
The daily number of new coronavirus infections in France stayed above 20,000 on average for the fourth straight day on Tuesday while hospitalisations reached an eight-week high of 27,041, increasing fears of a third national lockdown. President Emmanuel Macron still hopes a 6 p.m. curfew
The number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in France in 2020 dropped by 50% from 2019, yet physical assaults remained almost unchanged despite COVID-19 lockdowns, French Jewry’s security service said. The SPCJ service recorded 339 incidents last year compared to 687 cases in 2019. Of those,
Health officials in France have updated advice on wearing masks during the pandemic in light of the new UK and South African variants of the virus – including a warning against fabric masks. Here is the latest guidance: Wearing a facemask that covers the mouth
France probably needs to move into a third lockdown, perhaps as early as the February school holidays, because of the circulation of new variants of the virus, the government’s top medical adviser on COVID-19 policy said on Sunday. French schoolchildren have two weeks off in
Faced with the new, more contagious variants of the coronavirus, France’s High Council of Public Health (HCSP) has implicitly advised against certain fabric masks that don’t properly filter the virus that causes Covid-19. However, any moves against using fabric masks will be difficult to implement. The HCSP said