Minister of Health Oliver Véran recommends wearing mask outdoors

Coronavirus: The Minister of Health “Recommends” the Wearing of a Mask Outdoors in Certain Cases

HEALTH INSTRUCTIONS: The Minister of Health recalled that the viral activity of Coronavirus Covid-19 was “increasing” in the country A time considered “contraindicated” or “ineffective”, wearing a mask outdoors would ultimately “recommended in some cases” said Wednesday the Minister of Health. Travelling in Yvelines to supervise the distribution of 50 million masks to the most modest households, Olivier Véran recalled […]

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17 new coronavirus deaths this weekend, viral circulation remains "sustained" in France

Coronavirus: 17 New Deaths this Weekend, Viral Circulation Remains “Sustained” in France

EPIDEMIC: The number of Coronavirus Covid-19 patients in intensive care has nevertheless decreased in France As every Monday now, the results of the weekend of the coronavirus epidemic have been communicated. Seventeen people have died from Covid-19 since Friday in French hospitals and the circulation of the virus remains “sustained”, said the Directorate General of Health (DGS). It invites us […]

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Wearing of a mask is compusory in Mayenne against coronavirus

Coronavirus in Mayenne: Wearing a Mask in Closed Public Places Extended to the Entire Department

EPIDEMIC: The Mayenne department is concerned after a sharp spread of the coronavirus  The compulsory wearing of a mask in closed places open to the public, imposed since Thursday in Laval and in five peripheral municipalities, has been extended since Friday evening to the entire department of Mayenne, we learned from the prefecture. A decision taken “after […]

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The Rennes University Hospital is at the forefront of welcoming patients with coronavirus from Brittany

Coronavirus in Brittany: Should we be Concerned to See the Indicator of Reproduction of the Virus Turn Red?

EPIDEMIC: This indicator measuring the number of people infected with coronavirus by a patient is clearly increasing in Brittany This Friday, Public Health France placed Brittany “in the red zone” concerning the indicator of “effective reproduction”. It is 2.6 this week, or one patient contaminates an average of 2.6 people. “This indicator should not be taken in […]

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In Brittany, an employee dismissed for removing mask

Coronavirus in Brittany: An Employee Dismissed for Having Removed his Mask at Work

CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC: Man explained he removed mask as he was suffering from respiratory problems, former employer defends himself He had been working as a forklift operator for around twenty years in a window-fitting company based in Briec, near Quimper (Finistère). On May 28, he took off his mask while at work. His management saw him and fired him, reports Le Télégramme . The employee and […]

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Masks, Screening and limits of students in university

Wearing a Mask, Screening: Universities are Preparing for the Start of the New School Year in September

The High Council of Public Health has delivered its recommendations for the reopening of universities in France in September 2020. Closed since last March because of the coronavirus epidemic, universities should reopen next September, but not without some precautions. This is the message from the High Council for Public Health (HCSP) which published on Wednesday 15th July 2020  its new doctrine on the subject. It […]

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Coronavirus in Saint-Ouen: Wearing a mandatory mask in closed public places (Illustration) - F. Binacchi / ANP Coronavirus in Saint-Ouen: Wearing a mandatory mask in closed public places

Coronavirus in Saint-Ouen: Wearing a Mask Mandatory in Enclosed Public Places

HEALTH DECISION: The prefecture of Saint-Ouen has issued a decree requiring the wearing of masks in enclosed spaces receiving the public in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine The mask compulsory or not? While health professionals have recently requested it, the Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture has moved ahead with a decree requiring the wearing of masks in enclosed spaces receiving the public in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, after several cases of the […]

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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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Several hundred spectators, mostly masked, attended the friendly footballmatch between Caen and Paris FC at the Michel d'Ornano stadium on July 11, 2020

Football Supporters Return to the Stands to Attend Friendly Matches

A new health protocol has been in place since Saturday 11th July 2020 in French football stadiums. It notably authorizes the presence of 5,000 supporters in the stands. 300 spectators, masks and various protective measures against the Covid-19 : the friendly matches between Chambly and Boulogne (1-1) as well as between Caen and Paris FC (1-0), Saturday July 11, 2020, […]

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The state of health emergency ends on July 10, 2020 but restrictive measures may continue to apply

End of the State of Health Emergency: Gatherings, Stadiums, Masks … What Changes on July 11th

The National Assembly definitively adopted the bill to exit the state of health emergency on July 10th. After this date, certain restrictions will be lifted. The state of health emergency is almost over. Declared March 23rd to deal with the coronavirus epidemic, it must end on Friday 10th July (except in Guyana and Mayotte, where it is extended until […]

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