Heat warning issued in Paris as city hosts Olympic Games
Jul 30, 2024, at 03:01 am
Paris/IBNS: France's meteorological agency has issued a heat warning for Paris and the surrounding areas with storms and highs of 35 degrees Celsius likely on Tuesday as the city is hosting the Olympic Games.
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits France
Jun 17, 2023, at 03:04 pm
Paris: An 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit western France at 6:38 p.m. local time (1638 GMT) on Friday, the French Central Seismological Bureau (FCSB) announced.
France introducing mandatory Covid testing for people flying in from China
Dec 31, 2022, at 09:15 pm
Paris: Beginning next month, all plane passengers traveling from China to France will be required to present negative COVID-19 test results and will be tested again upon arrival, Clement Beaune, the Minister Delegate for Transport of France said.
France introducing mandatory Covid-19 testing for people flying in from China
Dec 31, 2022, at 03:12 pm
Paris: Beginning next month, all plane passengers traveling from China to France will be required to present negative COVID-19 test results and will be tested again upon arrival, Clement Beaune, the Minister Delegate for Transport of France said.
France approves Omicron-adapted vaccines for booster shot
Sep 21, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Paris: The French national health authority (HAS) approved three bivalent mRNA vaccines against the Covid-19 Omicron variants for a booster shot during the vaccination campaign starting on October 18.
Monkeypox cases in France rise to 3
May 24, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Paris: The French Public Health Agency reported two new cases of monkeypox in the country on Monday.
France registers over 217,480 new Covid cases
Mar 30, 2022, at 03:10 pm
Paris/UNI/Xinhua: France on Tuesday reported 217,480 new Covid-19 cases detected in the past 24 hours, the highest daily number since the country lifted most Covid-19 restrictions on March 14.
France: Govt tightens restrictions amid fear over Omicron spread
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:53 pm
Paris: France has announced stricter restrictions to curb COVID-19 spike amid rising concern over Omicron spread.
France: Ariane 5 carrier rocket successfully puts two satellites into orbit
Oct 24, 2021, at 02:51 pm
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: An Ariane 5 rocket from France has launched two satellites into orbit, a commercial communications one and another for the French military, the Arianespace launch provider said.
France combating against COVID-19 variants: PM
Apr 26, 2021, at 03:02 pm
Paris/Xinhua: France has launched a battle to contain highly infectious variants of COVID-19 by reinforcing border control, ramping up tests and imposing mandatory 10-day quarantine for all arrivals from high-risk countries, where the new coronavirus strains are active, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Sunday.
France to start vaccinating people aged over 55 on Monday: Health Minister
Apr 11, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Paris/Sputnik: France will start vaccinating people aged over 55 from COVID-19 on Monday as part of efforts to expand the vaccination campaign, Health Minister Olivier Veran told Journal du dimanche in an interview.
France recommends single Covid vaccine dose for people recovered from the infection
Feb 13, 2021, at 02:30 am
Paris/IBNS: France on Friday recommended single dose of Covid-19 vaccine for people who have already recovered from the disease, said an AFP report.
France wants restaurants defying Coronavirus restrictions to be suspended from state aid
Feb 01, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: French restaurants that decided to resume operations on Monday despite a state-backed closure order will be sanctioned by the suspension of state aid payments from the solidarity fund, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on the RTL broadcaster on Monday.
About 1,000 people infected with UK-linked strain of COVID-19 in France: Chief Scientist
Jan 13, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Paris/Sputnik: About 1,000 people in France are infected with the mutant coronavirus strain, which was recently discovered in the UK, President of the French Scientific Council Jean-Francois Delfressy said in an interview on Wednesday.
French Agriculture Minister confirms 180 bird flu outbreaks across country since November
Jan 11, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: France has detected 180 active clusters of the pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus since November 2020, Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie told France Bleu broadcaster on Monday.
France registers first case of new strain of Coronavirus: Reports
Dec 26, 2020, at 02:09 pm
Paris/Sputnik: France has registered the first case of the new strain of the coronavirus that had been firstly detected in the United Kingdom, French media reported.
France’s Coronavirus deaths pass 50,000: Statistics
Nov 25, 2020, at 02:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: France’s coronavirus death toll rose past 50,000 on Tuesday after another 458 patients died in hospitals in the past day, according to figures shared by the public health agency.
France closer to regaining control over pandemic - French Health Minister
Nov 17, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: France is gradually gaining control over the COVID-19 virus, which is still active, but has been in decline over the last few weeks, French Health Minister Olivier Veran told the RMC broadcaster on Tuesday.
France sets New Daily record with over 60,000 COVID-19 cases
Nov 07, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Paris/Sputnik: France has registered 60,486 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the epidemic, the country's national public health agency, Sante Publique, said on Friday.
India's Coronavirus tally crosses 80-lakh mark with over 49,000 new infections in 24 hours
Oct 29, 2020, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time France and Germany are getting into the anti-Covid-19 lockdown mode again, the Novel Coronavirus tally in India on Thursday went past the 80-lakh mark with the reporting of 49,881 new infections in the last 24 hours.
COVID-19 new cases top 20,000 in France
Oct 10, 2020, at 03:04 pm
Paris/Xinhua: French health authorities has reported 20,339 new coronavirus infections in one day, a fresh record since the outbreak of the epidemic.
France's COVID-19 infections top 18,000 for second day in a row
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:15 pm
Paris/Xinhua: A further 18,129 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in a 24-hour span in France, the Public Health Agency said in its daily update.
Two killed, 20 missing as floods submerge France's SE
Oct 05, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Paris/Xinhua: Flash floods that struck France's southeast region of Alpes-Maritimes over the weekend have so far left two people dead and 20 others missing, local authorities said on Monday.
France joins international program to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030
Sep 29, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: France has joined 64 other nations for the so-called Leaders’ Pledge for Nature initiative to curb the biodiversity loss on the planet by the end of the decade, French Minister of Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili said on Tuesday.
France shuts down over 80 schools due to COVID-19 : Education Minister
Sep 16, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The French authorities have closed some 80 educational facilities two weeks after the beginning of the school year over a recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said on Wednesday.
Nearly 21,000 chickens die of suffocation in fire in central France: Reports
Sep 14, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Some 21,000 chickens have asphyxiated in a storehouse due to a fire that broke off the ventilation system in the building located in the Creuse department in central France, the France Bleu broadcaster reported on Monday.
France's Sanofi accelerates plans, expects production of COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021
Jun 23, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Paris/Sputnik: French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi plans to start clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine developed in collaboration with the British drugmaker GSK in September and seeks to release the vaccine on sale in the first half of 2021, which is earlier than first anticipated, the Sanofi company announced on Tuesday.
France's coronavirus death toll up by 28 to 29,374
Jun 13, 2020, at 08:19 am
Paris/Xinhua: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed another 28 lives in French hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's overall tally to 29,374, the Health Ministry announced on Friday.
France reports 131 COVID-19 deaths in last 24 hours
May 19, 2020, at 11:24 am
Paris/Xinhua/UNI: France on Monday reported 131 deaths caused by the coronavirus in the last 24 hours as admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) fell below 2,000 for the first time since March 22, official figures showed.
Coronavirus death toll tops 28,000 in France
May 18, 2020, at 11:37 am
Paris/Xinhua/UNI: With 483 additional coronavirus-related deaths registered on Sunday, France saw its overall toll of the epidemic rise to 28,108, the Health Ministry said.