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France to reopen its borders on June 15, 2020

France is said to reopen its borders on June 15, 2020. First limited to EU countries, French borders will gradually open to the rest of the world from July 1st. Only exceptions being travelers from Spain and the UK who will have to undergo self-isolation as a reciprocity. Derogatory trip certificates will no longer be needed.

Coronavirus: report from the Scientific Committee and 4 post-lockdown scenarios

What scenario for the post-coronavirus life in France? COVID-19 Scientific Committee has handed the government its 7th report with 4 scenarios to consider and actions to take quickly a case of second SARS-COV-2 wave. As France is starting phase 2 of its containment exit scheme, the Scientific Committee is for being extra cautious, keeping barrier gestures and tracking transmission chains with health brigades.

Sanitary products soon to be free for women in need

Free sanitary products for all women in need? This is what several members of the government announced on May 28 in an opinion column for the Huff Post. This test distribution system will be implemented from September.

Certificate for trips over 100km to print out, download or have on your smartphone

Starting from May 11th, trips outside your home department are limited to 100km as the crow flies, excluding pressing business and family matters. A new certificate to copy out, print out or download on your smartphone if need be and available on the government's website. But distance restriction does not apply if you travel within your home department.

Coronavirus: how to put your protective face mask on and how to take it off

In order to curb the coronavirus epidemic, protective facemasks are more and more used by French. FFP2 masks, surgical masks or even cloth masks…. Each and everyone is trying to protect themselves against the virus. But do you know how to properly wear your mask? Here are the right gestures and mistakes you don’t want to make.

Coronavirus: partial lockdown in France from midday, mandatory certificate

While France has moved to stage 3 of the coronavirus epidemic, the French government reinforces health measures and go for a partial lockdown in France starting this Tuesday at noon and for fifteen days. Discover the confinement measures announced by Emmanuel Macron and clarified by Secretary of the Interior Christophe Castaner.