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Olympic and Paralympic Week returns to school in February 2021

The Olympic and Paralympic Week is back from February 1 to 6, 2021 in France. Goal: promoting sport and gather young people together around citizen and sport-based values in preparation for Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. A website provides key entertainments to school to host this week, and the City of Paris even planned a game box for fifth graders in Paris.

Coronavirus Paris - Île-de-France: curfew from 6 p.m. starting Saturday

The coronavirus epidemic keeps on spreading in France and to curb the spread, the government has announced curfew from 6 p.m. in mainland France including in Paris and Île-de-France as the virus is gaining ground.

British Covid variant: reinforced controls in France and at the borders

The British variant - as well as the South-African variant - called VOC-2020 has health authorities very worried. More contagious for adults and children, it is now tracked in France, Olivier Véran said this Thursday January 14, at a press brief. Additional measures are made to prevent these variants from spreading.

Coronavirus: what is the strategy for the third wave in Paris?

As Parisians are celebrating the Holidays, a third wave of the coronavirus epidemic is said to break from January 2021 out. In Paris, what is the strategy to curb the spread of Covid-19?

Coronavirus Paris-Île-de-France: when will restrictions be eased off?

Facemask-wearing, curfew, and anticipated closure, more and more restrictions have been instated in Paris and Île-de-France to curb the coronavirus epidemic all the way to the implementation of a new nationwide lockdown. But when will restrictions be eased off? First answers.

Pâtisserie Fine, Sébastien Serveau's new patisserie-chocolaterie in Versailles

Chef Sébastien Serveau has just opened Pâtisserie Fine, a patisserie-chocolaterie in Versailles. Discover classic and modern pastries, travel cakes, chocolate bars, spreads and a thousand and one other sweet treats.

Lockdown exit: finding walks and hikes within a 20-kilometer distance from your home

As the end of lockdown is upon us, the ban of moving over 20 kilometers from your home and for 3 hours is still on. As we all want to stretch our legs after a second lockdown, but we should not clog up the same areas, the Helloways platform enables us to have easy access to walks, hikes and microadventures near you.

Coronavirus in Paris-île-de-France: 108 active clusters, 1,186 reported since September

How is the cluster situation in Ile-de-France? As of November 19, 2020, the Parisian region totaled 208 active clusters. 958 clusters have been reported in the region since May 8, 2020, including 1,440 in the area including 1,186 since September 2020. To keep on tracking the number of clusters in Île-de-France, keep reading.

Lockdown in Paris and Île-de-France: what remains allowed

It is official: Emmanuel Macron has announced a new lockdown to face the second coronavirus epidemic wave. In Paris and Île-de-France, many people were already anticipating a new lockdown at least on a local-basis. Therefore, what remains allowed? Keep reading to find out more.

Coronavirus: quick “antigenic” tests now available in pharmacies in France

As more and more French people are looking to get tested, Health Minister Olivier Véran has confirmed on France Info that the famous tests quicker than PCR tests, the “antigenic” tests are now available in pharmacies even though they are less reliable in some cases.

Coronavirus: the white plan reactivated in Île-de-France hospitals

As 40% of ICU beds in Île-de-France are currently occupied by Covid patients, Ile-de-France health agency director general Aurélien Rousseau says on Twitter he “asked heads of the regional health facilities to set the white plan off to unite their resources and anticipate the days to come”.

Coronavirus: Paris on maximum alert area, new restrictions

Facing the worsening situation of the health crisis in the country, today, Paris and its inner suburbs are on maximum alert. This Monday October 5, 2020 at 11:30 a.m., Paris Police PRefect and the competent authorities have unveiled new anti-Covid measures. These new "binding measures" will be implemented on Tuesday for a two-week period.

Anticafé opens in La Défense the largest coworking café in Europe

It's THE biggest coworking café in Europe! To discover this 360m² space designed by Anticafé, head for the CNIT at La Défense.

Île-de-France: every departments are now listed as "red area"

COVID-19: After Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, and Hauts-de-Seine, the other four Ile-de-France departments (Essonne, Yvelines, Seine-et-Marne and Val d'Oise) are now listed along with French department exceeding the alert threshold facing the circulation of the virus.

Coronavirus: French tourism records at least 30 to 40 billion-euro loss

Because of coronavirus, French tourism has been struggling and facing considerable loss. According to secretary of state for tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, “the immediate impact of the epidemic costs at least 30 to 40 billion euros”.

Paris is the European metropolis experiencing the most brutal increase of the pollution

A study by the Research Center on the Energy and the Air Quality reveals the increase of the pollution in Paris is the harshest among the European metropolises.

Coronavirus: all metro stations open, traffic forecast in Paris on June 22

Since May 11th, first day of the containment exit, the public transportation public in Paris and Ile-de-France has improved. All statiosn are open, and here is the traffic forecast for Monday June 22, in Paris and Ile-de-France.

Containment exit: Paris and Ile-de-France are green

Following Emmanuel Macron's address this Sunday night, Paris and Ile-de-France are now in green area starting this Monday June 15. Discover what changes and what remains suspended for now.

Surfing: the future wave pool of Sevran in Seine-Saint-Denis

With the WhiteWater technology, which generates an average of 720 waves per hour, surfers of all horizons will be able to meet in the suburbs of Paris, at the future wave pool of Sevran in Seine-Saint-Denis. We present you the project!

Paris opens streets to restaurants and bars from June 2

In order to help restaurants, cafés and bars to resume works in the best health conditions possible, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo considers giving entire streets for them, and for free, until September 30, 2020. Restaurants and cafés interested must sign up on Paris City hall website starting Sunday May 31 and sign a charter committing them to respect the public area and neighbors. Paris mayor is also considering temporary closure, between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. about twenty streets to keep them for café, bar and restaurant terraces.