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Coronavirus: mental health impacted, decreasing indicators, what you should retain from Olivier Véran’s press brief

This Thursday November 19, 2020 at 6 p.m., Olivier Véran once again addressed the evolution of the coronavirus epidemic in France. No new measures, but growing worries as for the psychological impacts of the crisis on the French, and health indicators getting slightly better. He still calls for prudence.

Covid-19: when to take a PCR or an antigenic test?

To control the Covid-19 epidemic, France runs over 2 million PCR tests per week, and antigenic tests for a few days, with a quicker result. When and where to take these? How do they work and why is one of them quicker as the other requires 24 to 48 hours to get results? Here is a guide to help you out.

Covid-19: Olivier Véran notices an improvement of the new case toll, a “slight tremor”

Olivier Véran was invited on Questions Politiques on Sunday November 8. France’s Health Minister spoke about a “form of decrease” in the spread of Covid-19 despite “an increase in hospitalizations and intensive cares in the next days”.

New lockdown: “data attests compliance” with the measures, Olivier Véran states

As a new nationwide lockdown has been on since Friday October 30, 2020, France’s Health Minister says this Tuesday November 3, 2020 on RTL that French have been complying with the new rules. For public transit and remote working, “data attests” the population “plays the game” he states.

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: Olivier Véran announces new measures, Paris on reinforced alert

French Health Minister has addressed the press this Wednesday September 23, 2020. Facing the “acceleration of the circulation of the virus” in France, Olivier Véran has made “measures fit for each territory” and unveil the new map of areas on alert in the different French departments. Paris and other major cities have been put on reinforced alert, new bans will be implemented starting Monday September 28, 2020.

Coronavirus: the French government’s strategy to avoid a second epidemic wave

In an interview with Le Monde, Health Minister Olivier Véran gave details as for the government’s strategy to avoid a second epidemic wave in France: massive testing to define “sleeping clusters” and in places favorable for the spread of the virus, and reinforcement of the hospital means.

Coronavirus: France bans hydroxychloroquine

According to a decree published this May 27th in the Journal Officiel, the French government has decided to ban the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19.

Health system reform: Macron acknowledges an error

Visiting the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged the government “undoubtedly made an error in the strategy announced” as for the health system reform

Coronavirus: are serological tests reliable and effective?

Since France has started exiting containment, many people are turning to serological tests. Able to find antibodies and find out if we have caught Covid-19 or not, are these tests as effective as we think they are?

Deconfinement: The police evacuate the Canal Saint-Martin, alcohol now banned on the riverbanks

On this first deconfinement day, the Canal Saint Martin has been evacuated by the police at around 8 p.m. as dozens of Parisians gathered there.

France's containment exit plan: sum up

Edouard Philippe and 6 other Ministers presented the government's deconfinement plan this Thursday afternoon to the French. They revealed at the same time the latest red-green area map by department. Here is what we already know about the strategy proposed.

Masks to be compulsory in public transit: security officers could fine

This April 28, Edouard Philippe presented the government's deconfinement plan to the National Assembly. In his speech, the Prime Minister said facemasks will be compulsory in public transit starting from May 11. Invited on Europe 1 radio station on April 29, Minister of Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said "there will be sanctions if you were no mask in public transit". Statements confirmed by Christophe Castaner this May 2, at the end of the council of Ministers.