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Coronavirus in Île-de-France: hospitals still under pressure but an “overall positive signal”

How will the Covid-19 map look like when Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will present it on May 28 when presenting on the second phase of containment exit? Will Paris and Île-de-France turn green? According to Ile-de-France Health Agency director Aurélien Rousseau, “there are reasons to be optimistic”. If some hospitals are still under pressure, he speaks about an “overall positive signal”.

Coronavirus: a website gathers all drive-through Covid-19 testing laboratories in France

Looking to get a drive-through covid-19 test? We have got you covered! This past weekend, a new platform has been set up and live. Simply named drivecovid.fr, it currently gathers over 600 sites everywhere in France.

Sulfur odor in Paris and Île-de-France: analyses are ongoing

Last Sunday evening, Paris and Ile-de-France inhabitants have been disturbed by a strange sulfur odor in the air for some and a smell of burning for others. If internet users have shared their worries on social network, Paris firefighters attribute these smells to the sever storms this weekend. Analyses are ongoing to determine the origin. Results should be known later today.

Employer’s certificate in Île-de- France public transit to download or online

Île-de-France inhabitants will need an “employer’s certificate”, or “Attestion employeur” in French, to ride public transit at peak hours and go to work starting from May 11th. Ile-de-France region President has had this proposition listed in a charter signed this Wednesday with the State, the local authorities, employers, union trades and public transit operators and validated by the government. This certificate will be mandatory at peak hours between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. upon penalization. The Police Prefecture confirmed tolerance will be shown until Tuesday May 12th.

Paris: hand-sanitizer distributors set in bus shelters and in public restrooms

Starting from May 11th, hand sanitizer distributors will be set in the streets of Paris, in bus shelters and public restrooms.

Coronavirus: the Seine riverbanks, the Esplanade des Invalides and the Champ de Mars reopen this May 11th

It's official, with the end of confinement, this Monday May 11th, you can now enjoy the Seine riverbanks, the Esplanade des Invalides and the Champ-de-Mars pitches in Paris and all the way to the Bois de Vincennes and the Bois de Boulogne woods. Careful though, gatherings over 10 people remain banned!

Paris 2024 Olympics: the Minister of Sport alerts to possible budget overrun

With the health crisis caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, the organization of Paris 2024 Summer Olympics is disturbed. Facility works delayed, uncertainty as for sponsors, the Minister of Sports thinks the budget for the future Olympic Games in Paris will be “undoubtedly” overran.

Coronavirus: Paris 2024 Summer Olympics to be postponed?

As the Covid-19 pandemic keeps on paralyzing the world’s economy and leading to the one-year adjournment of the Tokyo Olympics, Paris 2024 Summer Olympics organizers are worried about the consequences of the health crisis on the calendar of the future Olympic Games. Many questions remain without an answer, as voices are raising to maintain or anticipate a postponement to 2025.

316 mayors in Ile-de-France demand schools to reopen after May 11th

316 mayors in Ile-de-France including Anne Hidalgo are against schools to reopen on May 11th and speak up in an open letter.

Coronavirus: consequences on Paris Olympics 2024?

As Tokyo Olympics 2020 are officially postponed to 2021, many questions are still without an answer as for the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on Paris 2024. Work sites shut down, sponsoring contracts, new budget: somes voices are getting louder among the IOC to "rethink" the Olympics.

Coronavirus: a factory built in Blanc-Mesnil to manufacture 500,000 masks per day

The production of masks is increasing in France as deconfinement is getting closer. A factory is being built in Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, and is expected to manufacture up to 500,000 surgical masks per day from early May.

Coronavirus: sick soon to stay in Accor hotels in Île-de-France

In an interview for Franceinter, hotel group Accor president Sébastien Bazin said that several hotels will welcome from April 16 as of evening covid-19 sick, “asymptomatic or weak carriers” but contagious.

Coronavirus: outdoor workout during the day allowed again almost everywhere in Ile-de-France

After following Paris' example, most of Ile-de-France is allowing workout during the day again. The ban of running between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. remains yet in force in some cities in Val-de-Marne and in Paris.

Deconfinement in France: the government’s different scenarios

When and how will deconfinement happen in France? This is the question everyone is asking while confinement is said to be extended, at least until April 15th, 2020. Heard during a fact-finding mission of the National Assembly, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said the end of confinement will surely not happen “in one go, everywhere and for everyone”.

Coronavirus: streets are disinfected in several cities in Ile-de-France

Many cities in Ile-de-France have started to disinfect streets and urban furniture to curb the coronavirus propagation.

Coronavirus: Île-de-France hospitals soon to be overcrowded?

Are Île-de-France and Parisian hospitals soon to be crowded because of coronavirus? This is what seem to be suggesting several health professionals already figuring out solutions to address the problem… Let’s have a look on the situation!

Coronavirus: bus shuttles reserved only for the hospital staff in Paris

Île-de-France Movilités has announced to set up from March 23rd and for as long as it’s needed twenty bus shuttles reserved only for the hospital staff. Goal? Help the health staff in Île-de-France move around more easily as the public transit traffic is already very limited.

Coronavirus: what solutions for parents who have to keep their children home?

To curb the coronavirus pandemic in France, head of state Emmanuel Macron has announced to shut down daycares, schools, junior high schools, high schools and universities as from Monday March 16 and until further notice. A measure many parents feared… So what solutions do they have to keep their children home?

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics: Team USA settles in Eaubonne

It’s official, the United-States of America Olympic delegation has already chosen where to settle in for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. The Centre départemental de formation et d’animations sportives du Val d’Oise in Eaubonne will accomodate the 1200 American athletes.

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics: Île Saint Denis’s fluvial eco-district

Among the upcoming installations of the Olympic village for Paris 2024, the Île Saint Denis’s fluvial eco-district enjoys eco-friendly constructions in harmony with the Seine.