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Paris 2024 Olympics to jeopardize two Ile-de-France festivals

Will there be a 2024 edition of Lollapalooza Paris and Rock en Seine? As told by Culture Minister Rima Abdul-Malak in an interview with our peers from Le Parisien, these two major festivals are difficult cases as they land during Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

Europa-Park: a direct train from Paris soon to get to the theme park

Europa-Park within train’s reach will be soon possible! Starting from December 11, 2022, the high-speed train from Paris to Fribourg will make an extra stop at Ringsheim-Europa-Park for the greatest joy of theme park fans!

FIFA World Cup Qatar: Paris also boycotts the event

This October 3, 2022, Paris announced the city will not broadcast the games of the FIFA World Cup Qatar on giant screens. Marseille, Bordeaux, Lille, Strasbourg and Reims are boycotting it too.

Energy: after the Eiffel Tower, Versailles and the Louvre will turn off the lights

Energy sobriety is a key issue for the end of 2022. To save energy, the Eiffel Tower is to turn off the lights earlier than usual. The Palace of Versailles and the Louvre museum will follow and will go dark from 10 p.m. for the former, and 11 p.m. for the latter.

Europe: a direct train between Paris and Berlin planned for December 2023

Direct daytime train between Paris and Berlin will be on the rails in December 2023, as announced by SNCF and Deutsche Bahn to the AFP. An alternative to air travels and another reason to visit the German capital city or the French one if you have not already!

Covid: could there be a new wave in the autumn?

In an article published in Le Parisien, Brigitte Autran, President of the Comité de veille et d'anticipation des risques sanitaires (Health Risk Watch and Anticipation Committee), which acts in place of the Scientific Advisory Board, assures us that a new wave of Covids can be expected this autumn.

Towards another heatwave in late August in France?

Shall one fear another heatwave before Fall? According to Météo France forecasts, temperatures are likely to rise again from Wednesday August 24, 2022, in the country.

Paris Airport: do not get fooled by clandestine luggage wrappers

The Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport is invaded by “clandestine wrappers” wrapping your luggage for a lesser cost but illegally. Do not let yourselves be appealed by their attractive rates, their “services” are not licensed and your bags could be denied.

7th wave of Covid: what to expect?

As you've no doubt noticed, Covid-19 is back with a vengeance, causing tens of thousands of infections every day. The cause is a new, more contagious sub-variant, which could well push the government into action.

Covid: indoor facemask-wearing to be ditched from March 14 in France, excluding in transportation

Invited on TF1 television news, Jean Castex announced the end of compulsory facemask-wearing indoor from March 14, 2022. Yet, masks will be mandatory in transportation.

Covid: the BA.2 subvariant does not cause more severe illness than Omicron, WHO says

Although it is more contagious than Omicron, the BA.2 subvariant does not lead to more severe disease than BA.1, according to the WHO’s latest statements.

Covid: places where facemask-wearing will be no longer compulsory in from February 28th

As the contamination toll is decreasing, the government is relaxing and announced this past Friday facemask-wearing will be no longer compulsory in places where the vaccine pass is required from February 28th. Here is more on these very locations.

Covid: The first deliveries of the Novavax vaccines planned for the end of the week in France

Granted marketing authorizatoin by the European Medicines Agency and the Haute Autorité de Santé, Nuvaxovid, aka Novavax's "subunit" vaccine, which was expected to be delivered in France as early as the beginning of February, is eventually to be delivered by the end of the week.

Covid: vaccine pass likely to be lifted by “late March or early April”, Gabriel Attal announces

This Wednesday February 9, 2022, after the ministerial council, Gabriel Attal announced the likely end of the vaccine pass for “late March or early April”.

Covid: Pfizer's Covid drug Paxlovid available in pharmacies from Friday

After being granted marketing approval from the European Medicines Agency, Pfizer's Covid drug Paxlovid - 89% effective against hospitalizations and deaths caused by coronavirus - will be available from Friday February 4, 2022, in pharmacies.

Covid: intranasal vaccine by the Inrae and the Tours University still under rolling review

Is a genuinely effective intranasal covid vaccine soon to be available? This is what searchers from the Inrae and the Tours University say as they registered a patent on Thursday September 9, 2021 as for a candidate vaccine that led to promising results on animals, including a 100% effectiveness, according to scientists. But where are the clinical trials at? Keep reading to find out more.

Coronavirus : le chômage augmente de 22% en avril 2020

La France a compté 4.575.000 chômeurs au mois d'avril 2020. Ce nombre, en augmentation de 22% par rapport à mars 2020 (soit 843.000 demandeurs d’emploi de catégorie A supplémentaires), est l'un des plus haut dans le pays depuis 1996. Cette augmentation vient du confinement, mais aussi du passage des chômeurs en activité à un chômage complet.

Omicron: end of the Covid-19 pandemic “plausible” in Europe, WHO said

As the Omicron variant keeps on spreading in the old continent, the WHO considers the end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “plausible” in Europe.

BA.2: What do we know about Omicron stealth sub-lineage variant already spreading in France?

A new Omicron sub-lineage variant, called BA.2, has broken out in the world over the past few days. About twenty cases have been reported in France already.

Covid: faced with the Delta variant, a passed infection protects more than vaccination

An American study issued this Wednesday January 19, 2022, shows non-vaccinated people who had Covid in the past are better protected against the Delta variant than people who have been vaccinated only. Yet, “vaccination remains the safest strategy”, the U.S. health authorities specify.