A cyclist wearing a mask in Paris (illustration).

Coronavirus: Wearing a Mask Could Become Mandatory Throughout Paris

CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC: Prime Minister Jean Castex announced at a press conference the extension of the wearing of a mask in the capital. According to Matignon, this decision is still under study Until now, it was only compulsory in certain streets of Paris. Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday that the obligation to wear a mask would now be […]

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19 new departments in coronavirus red zone

Coronavirus: Nineteen New Departments in the Red Zone, Where the Virus is Actively Circulating

EPIDEMIC: With Paris and the Bouches-du-Rhône, already under this classification, 21 departments in total are now in the red zone, areas in which there is an active circulation of the coronavirus The epidemic is gaining ground. Faced with the progression of the coronavirus Covid-19, the government has placed 19 new departments in the red zone. Prime Minister Jean Castex says […]

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Emmanuel Macron during the Defense Council

Coronavirus: Emmanuel Macron and Jean Castex Bring Together a New Defense Council this Tuesday

HEALTH CRISIS: The Head of State, Emmanuel Macron is due to chair, this Tuesday, a Defense Council which will take stock of the evolution of the coronavirus epidemic and the various health protocols Controlling the epidemic without slowing down economic recovery: this is the challenge that Emmanuel Macron and his government will have to take up . The executive returns to school […]

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France does not rule out closing borders with Spain because of Coronavirus

Coronavirus: France Does Not Rule Out Closing Borders With Spain

Asked about the resumption of the coronavirus epidemic in Catalonia, Prime Minister Jean Castex said he was monitoring “very closely” the situation of the Spanish neighbour. The French Prime Minister Jean Castex has not ruled out new closing of borders with Spain. On a  visit to his town of Prades, in the border department of Pyrenees-Orientales (southwest), Saturday […]

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The mask will become mandatory in closed public places

Jean Castex Announces the Mandatory Mask in Closed Places “From Next Week”

During his intervention in the Senate, Prime Minister Jean Castex advanced the date from which the mask will be mandatory in enclosed spaces. The waiting time was finally shortened. Initially planned for August 1st, the wearing of the mandatory mask in closed public places will finally come into force next week.  “Late due” It was the new Prime Minister Jean Castex who announced it Thursday […]

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Prime Minister Jean Castex speaks during a visit to the prefecture of Cayenne, in Guyana, on July 12,

Wearing a Mask in Confined Spaces: A Question “Under Study”, Assures Jean Castex

During a visit to Guyana, Sunday 12th July, the Prime Minister recalled that “the circulation of the virus is all the more evident when the premises are closed”. Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Sunday 12th July that “the question of developing the wearing of a mask is under study”, particularly for enclosed spaces, in order to fight the epidemic […]

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The new Prime Minister Jean Castex during the transfer of power to the Matignon hotel, July 3, 2020.

Reshuffle: A New Government Formed by Jean Castex “As Soon As Possible”

The new Prime Minister Jean Castex said, Friday evening, want to do “everything to” form his government before Monday with Emmanuel Macron. Objective: revive the economy. The new Prime Minister Jean Castex intends, with Emmanuel Macron, to form “as soon as possible” a government to apply a recovery plan in the face of the economic and social crisis, before the […]

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